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A new study from the University of California-Merced found college financial aid in California fails to target the students considered dually disadvantaged; those from families who are both low-income and low-wealth. The families have low annual incomes and have few assets such as college savings accounts, investments or real estate, the...
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Selen Ozturk American Community Media Mientras continúan las medidas de control migratorio en todo el país, California está ampliando el acceso a la ayuda legal a través de Find Your Ally, el primer programa de este tipo financiado por el estado en la nación. A través de Find Your...
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Selen Ozturk American Community Media As immigration crackdowns continue nationwide, California is expanding access to legal aid through Find Your Ally, the first state-funded program of its kind in the nation. Through Find Your Ally, all students, staff and faculty in California’s 116 community colleges can access free immigration...
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The American Indian College Fund has released “Native Pathways: A College-Going Guidebook” to help Native students of all ages and backgrounds achieve a college degree or professional certificate. Kelley Mitchell, senior program officer for the nonprofit, said the guidebook offers tips for navigating school choice, applications, finances and maintaining...
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Un proyecto de ley que espera la firma del gobernador Gavin Newsom esta semana permitiría a las facultades y universidades de California dar preferencia en las admisiones a los descendientes de esclavos. La Ley de la Asamblea 7 permite pero no obliga a las universidades a dar esta preferencia....
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A bill awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature this week would allow California colleges and universities to give preference in admissions to descendants of slaves. Assembly Bill 7 permits but does not require colleges to give this preference. Brandon Greene, director of policy advocacy for the Sacramento-based Western Center on...
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Adam Echelman CalMatters In a few weeks, over 100 colleges and universities across California will lose access to essential funding for tutoring, academic counseling and other support services aimed at helping Black, Latino, Asian and Native American students succeed in college. The change comes after the U.S. Department of...
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Students who go to a California community college right out of high school graduate with a four-year degree just 16% of the time within eight years of starting classes, according to a new analysis from the Public Policy Institute of California. The data show that students who start out...
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Deborah Brennan CalMatters A medida que el mundo se adaptaba a la vida pandémica, los estudiantes que se graduaron de la escuela secundaria durante la crisis del COVID-19 comenzaron nuevos capítulos de sus vidas en aislamiento social y académico. Muchos pasaron el último año de secundaria por Zoom, sin...
A new study from the University of California-Merced found college financial aid in California fails to target the students considered dually disadvantaged; those from families who are both low-income and low-wealth. The families have low annual incomes and have few assets such as college savings accounts, investments or real estate, the...
Selen Ozturk American Community Media Mientras continúan las medidas de control migratorio en todo el país, California está ampliando el acceso a la ayuda legal a través de Find Your Ally, el primer programa de este tipo financiado por el estado en la nación. A través de Find Your...
Selen Ozturk American Community Media As immigration crackdowns continue nationwide, California is expanding access to legal aid through Find Your Ally, the first state-funded program of its kind in the nation. Through Find Your Ally, all students, staff and faculty in California’s 116 community colleges can access free immigration...
The American Indian College Fund has released “Native Pathways: A College-Going Guidebook” to help Native students of all ages and backgrounds achieve a college degree or professional certificate. Kelley Mitchell, senior program officer for the nonprofit, said the guidebook offers tips for navigating school choice, applications, finances and maintaining...
Un proyecto de ley que espera la firma del gobernador Gavin Newsom esta semana permitiría a las facultades y universidades de California dar preferencia en las admisiones a los descendientes de esclavos. La Ley de la Asamblea 7 permite pero no obliga a las universidades a dar esta preferencia....
A bill awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature this week would allow California colleges and universities to give preference in admissions to descendants of slaves. Assembly Bill 7 permits but does not require colleges to give this preference. Brandon Greene, director of policy advocacy for the Sacramento-based Western Center on...
Adam Echelman CalMatters In a few weeks, over 100 colleges and universities across California will lose access to essential funding for tutoring, academic counseling and other support services aimed at helping Black, Latino, Asian and Native American students succeed in college. The change comes after the U.S. Department of...
Students who go to a California community college right out of high school graduate with a four-year degree just 16% of the time within eight years of starting classes, according to a new analysis from the Public Policy Institute of California. The data show that students who start out...
Deborah Brennan CalMatters A medida que el mundo se adaptaba a la vida pandémica, los estudiantes que se graduaron de la escuela secundaria durante la crisis del COVID-19 comenzaron nuevos capítulos de sus vidas en aislamiento social y académico. Muchos pasaron el último año de secundaria por Zoom, sin...