Thai educators learn U.S. teaching techniques at CSU Stanislaus, Turlock Journal
Thai professors, who speak English well, are at Cal State Stanislaus as visiting scholars.

School Supt. Tries Budget Law Bypass, Los Angeles Times
In a longshot attempt to break the impasse on the budget and keep payments for education flowing, the state schools chief announced Thursday that he would soon ask the courts to suspend California's constitutional requirement that spending plans be approved by a two-thirds majority of the Legislature.

UC Regents Approve 25% Increase in Fees, Los Angeles Times
On a 13-3 vote, UC regents approved a committee recommendation to raise fees 25% and gave system President Richard C. Atkinson the option of going 5% higher. The state's other major public university system, California State University, approved a 30% fee increase this week.

UC Changes Criteria to Reflect New SAT, ACT, Los Angeles Times
University of California regents, in a widely expected move, voted Thursday to alter the university's testing requirements for freshman applicants to reflect recent reforms in two national entrance exams.

UC regents ratify student fee hikes, Sacramento Bee
The University of California regents ratified steep student fee increases Thursday for the fall, saying higher tuition is the only way to offset profound spending cuts being ordered by lawmakers in Sacramento.

UC Bans Dating of Faculty, Students, Los Angeles Times
Spurred by a scandal that toppled UC Berkeley's law school dean last year, University of California regents on Thursday approved a policy prohibiting professors and other faculty from having romantic or sexual relationships with their students.

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Oracle refuses to quit, San Francisco Chronicle
Both Oracle and PeopleSoft acknowledged Thursday that their merger battle will rage into the future, even as the latter confirmed that it expected to complete its purchase of J.D. Edwards today.

Letter: Graduated UC Fees, San Francisco Chronicle
There is perhaps a more equitable system than simply increasing tuition and imposing a surcharge on students whose parents make more than $90,000 a year.

Editorial: How budgets get done -- or not, San Francisco Chronicle
Pontificating in his Capitol office Tuesday morning, Assembly Republican Leader Dave Cox succinctly assessed the budget situation.

Opinion: Left-leaning professors overpopulate campuses, San Diego Union Tribune
Today, our nation's college campuses are overpopulated with liberal professors. It simply does not occur to them that most Americans do not share their contempt for their country, their hatefulness toward the nation's commander in chief.

Dan Walters: Could Bustamante guarantee only he would succeed Davis?, Sacramento Bee
Everyone assumes that when California voters decide whether to recall Gov. Gray Davis, they'll also be deciding who would succeed him if, in fact, he is ousted.

Davis Gets Support From Top Democrat, Los Angeles Times
The chairman of the Democratic National Committee said Thursday that it is mobilizing against the recall of California Gov. Gray Davis, arguing — much as it did in Florida in 2000 — that Republicans are trying to steal an election.