Struggling with your college essay? Beware of these common pitfalls
Credit: Julie Leopo/EdSourceCredit: Julie Leopo/EdSourceMeredith Joelle CharlsonNovember 19, 2020With college essay season upon us, it’s once again evident that most…
University of California expands list of courses that meet math requirement for admission
Anne Wernikoff for EdSourceStudents take notes as teacher, Nick Johnson, writes unfamiliar words on the board in his Algebra 1…
California voters rejecting Proposition 16 to restore affirmative action
Credit: Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times/PolarisThe line stretched out to the sidewalk along University Avenue as voters wait for almost 3…
Dropping affirmative action had huge impact on California’s public universities
Credit: Alison Yin/EdSourceUC BerkeleyCredit: Alison Yin/EdSourceUC BerkeleyCalifornia’s 24-year ban on affirmative action has had a staggering impact on underrepresented students…
One student’s journey to join the largest group of Latino students admitted to the University of California
Photo: Johana ResendizJohana Resendiz, 18, graduated from Poly High School in Riverside and is attending UCLA this fall.Photo: Johana ResendizJohana…
Some people called my community college trash, they were wrong
Photo:Julie Leopo/EdSourcePhoto:Julie Leopo/EdSourceKilmer SalinasJune 29, 2020Los Angeles City College is trash. That’s all I heard growing up. Friends told me…
Calbright College survives in new California state budget agreement
Photo: Calbright CollegePhoto: Calbright CollegeThis story was updated at 5:30 p.m. June 23 to include new comments from Calbright’s interim…
Take this pandemic moment to improve education
Photo courtesy of Bryan PatrickCarlos Campos, 23, and Marcus Cisneros, 22, edit a video for a client as part of…
Let’s recognize learning can happen anywhere — especially now
Photo: ShutterstockPhoto: ShutterstockSu Jin Gatlin JezJune 4, 2020Right now, California has a unique opportunity to level the playing field when…
We must help high school juniors and seniors stay on the college path
Photo: Linked Learning Alliance Students in a Linked Learning Engineering Pathway.Photo: Linked Learning Alliance Students in a Linked Learning Engineering…
