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Angel Corzo and Brittany Oceguera CalMatters In the last decade, Latinos in the California State University system have not made up more than 15% of all instructors, even as they made up nearly half of the student body in recent years. Even at Cal State Los Angeles, where in 2024 a...
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Plastic foodware has become a mainstay in school cafeterias, but one Massachusetts school district is reaping the rewards of going plastic-free. Bedford Public Schools replaced more than 260,000 single-use foam trays with ones made of reusable stainless steel, eliminating close to three tons of waste while saving the district nearly...
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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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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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Venkates Swaminathan CalMatters La primera vez que subí a un avión fue en un vuelo desde Delhi, India, hasta el Aeropuerto Internacional John F. Kennedy de Nueva York. Llegué a Estados Unidos como estudiante, primero a la Universidad de Illinois y, tras obtener mi maestría, a California, donde he...
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Venkates Swaminathan CalMatters The first time I got on a plane was for a flight from Delhi, India to JFK Airport in New York. I came to the United States as a student, first to the University of Illinois, and after earning my master’s degree, to California, where I’ve...
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Adam Echelman CalMatters As President Donald Trump ramps up immigration enforcement, targeting immigrants at workplaces and street corners across California, his administration is turning its attention to adult students. In a memo earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Education said adult students without legal status must be banned from federally...