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Mikhail Zinshteyn CalMatters La Universidad de California seguirá evaluando el papel del SAT en la admisión de estudiantes de pregrado, a pesar de que los medios de comunicación han informado de que el prestigioso sistema universitario público ha suspendido dichas deliberaciones. La confusión surge en un momento en que...
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Mikhail Zinshteyn CalMatters The University of California will still evaluate the role of the SAT in undergraduate admissions, despite media reports indicating that the revered public university system suspended those deliberations. The confusion comes at a time when a growing chorus of professors and media commentators are pushing the...
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California tiene el sistema escolar más segregado de los Estados Unidos continentales. Un informe del Proyecto de Derechos Civiles de la UCLA, publicado el otoño pasado, reveló que la proporción de escuelas “intensamente segregadas” —aquellas con más del 90 % de estudiantes de color— se ha cuadruplicado en las últimas tres...
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California has the most segregated school system in the continental United States. A UCLA Civil Rights Project report last fall found the share of “intensely segregated” schools — those with more than 90% students of color — has quadrupled in the last three decades. The gap shows up in college. Students...
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Martin Romero CalMatters For many Los Angeles college students, public transit is often the cheapest and sometimes the only way to get to campus as gas and other costs rise. But using buses and trains can come with a price beyond the fare. Metro offers free passes for students at...
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Tfrontado & Martin Romero CalMatters Para muchos estudiantes universitarios de Los Ángeles, el transporte público suele ser la opción más económica y, a veces, la única para llegar al campus, dado el aumento del precio de la gasolina y otros gastos. Sin embargo, usar autobuses y trenes puede tener...
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Carolyn Jones CalMatters Los bibliotecarios de California quedaron atónitos cuando un cambio presupuestario de última hora privó a las escuelas primarias y secundarias de una gran cantidad de materiales de investigación, dejando potencialmente a miles de estudiantes sin recursos para realizar informes, proyectos o tareas escolares. Sin previo aviso...
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Carolyn Jones CalMatters California librarians were stunned when a last-minute budget change stripped K-12 schools of a trove of research materials, potentially leaving thousands of students without resources to do reports, projects or homework assignments. Without notice to schools or librarians, the Legislature last week canceled $5.5 million that...
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Adam Echelman CalMatters Federal financial aid is the engine of the country’s higher education system, pouring billions in student loans and grants into California alone, and this summer, the U.S. Department of Education plans to expand aid for students enrolled in short-term job training programs. Except the state isn’t...