Cal State reopens spring enrollment, Press-Enterprise
Two rounds of state funding cuts won't force all students to wait several months to enroll in Cal State San Bernardino.

Mass Killer's Bid for Release Denied, Los Angeles Times
The man who shot seven to death at Cal State Fullerton in 1976 loses on appeal to state high court.

CSU options dwindle as applications stream in, San Jose Mercury-News
An avalanche of applications for the California State University system's 23 campuses means that students who ignored warnings to get their bids in early have fewer options than in the past.

Cal Poly taps veteran officer as new chief, Daily Bulletin
A law enforcement official in the governor's Office of Emergency Services has been named Cal Poly Pomona's new police chief.

Man confesses in massive fire, Fresno Bee
University Village Apartments blaze believed to be most costly in Fresno.

A Look Back No. 9: Diavatis era ends at CMA, Vallejo Times-Herald
Calling it the only job he'd ever held, Harry Diavatis retired from his duties as athletic director at California Maritime Academy earlier this year.

Academic honors for Berkeley undergrad, Hayward Review
A University of California, Berkeley, undergraduate is one of 44 students in the nation to be awarded a Marshall Scholarship, a prestigious award given annually by the British government.

New Education Law Is Faulted in Gauging Performance, New York Times
Public schools with diverse student populations are far more likely than those with homogeneous populations to be labeled as failing under President Bush's education law, known as No Child Left Behind, a California study has found.

Report urges streamlined school funding, Sacramento Bee
California's system of providing basic operating dollars to public schools is uneven and flawed and should be streamlined by the Legislature, according to a report released Tuesday by the Legislative Analyst's Office.

New chancellor facing budget fraught with pitfalls, Imperial Valley Press
While it's true that Marshall "Mark" Drummond is inheriting the leadership role of a state community college system riddled with budget problems, it's unlikely such a prospect bothers him.

D.C.'s public schools foundering, CNN/AP
Violence, scandal, decay plague system.

Study: High school graduation data exaggerated, USA Today
Many states dramatically overestimate the number of students who graduate from high school, a study by an education advocacy group reported Monday.

Education Firms See Money In Bush's School-Boost Law, Wall St. Journal
Companies that sell to the schools -- from test publishers to tutoring services to teacher-training outfits -- say business is booming as troubled districts turn to them for help.

Peter Schrag: Is Schwarzenegger the state's latest natural disaster?, Sacramento Bee
In his first act at governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger rescinds the car tax. Then, last week, he declares an emergency because the $4 billion that the car tax would have generated was no longer available to the cities and counties, which, by law, had been entitled to it.

Editorial: Activist governor, San Diego Union-Tribune
Schwarzenegger tackles runaway spending.

Letter: Why Deny Teachers Professional Benefits?, Los Angeles Times
As a teacher for 16 years and a regular reader of The Times, the only time I hear teaching called a "profession" is when they want to cut my pay or require some sacrifice usually reserved for the clergy.

Judge blocks Medi-Cal cutbacks, Sacramento Bee
A Sacramento federal judge on Tuesday barred implementation next week of cuts in state payments to physicians and others providing health care to poor people that were designed to save hundreds of millions of dollars.

Governor challenged on payments to local governments, San Diego Union-Tribune/AP
The Legislative Analyst's Office yesterday questioned Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's decision to declare a fiscal emergency so payments could be made to local governments to make up for cuts in the vehicle license fee.

Misuse of Gov.'s Role Alleged, Los Angeles Times
State legislative analyst says Schwarzenegger overstepped his authority in ordering the release of money to local governments.

State schools chief touts bonds, San Diego Union-Tribune
California schools chief Jack O'Connell hopscotched across California yesterday promoting bond measures on the March ballot that if approved would deliver hundreds of millions of dollars to San Diego County schools.

Count the governor in for school bond, Oakland Tribune
Even with his own $15 billion budget bond on the March ballot, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has decided to back the $12.3 billion school facilities bond on the same ballot.

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