CSUH among best in minority graduation, Hayward Daily Review
A national publication has ranked Cal State Hayward among the top universities in the nation for graduating minority students.

Faculty still whiter than student body, Hayward Daily Review
The faculty of the California State University system has gotten more racially diverse during the past 16 years, but still doesn't mirror the ethnic makeup of the student body, according to a new report.

Average students get advanced summer learning, Times-Herald
Vallejo and other Bay Area high school students added sailing lessons to physics and math studies Monday as part of a freeCalifornia Maritime Academy summer program that targets "B" students.

New year, no budget, Sacramento Bee
Despite a flurry of last-minute proposals and skirmishes, the Legislature failed to approve a state budget on the last day of the fiscal year Monday, setting the stage for what could be a prolonged standoff.

No raises for state elected officials, Sacramento Bee
The citizens committee charged with setting state elected officials' salaries quickly reached the conclusion Monday that California -- oozing with debt -- can't afford to give them a raise.

State workers to get higher minimum wage, Sacramento Bee
Softening the impact of California's budget crisis -- albeit slightly -- state officials have determined that government workers will be paid the state minimum wage instead of the lower federal rate if the Legislature remains deadlocked.

Budget delay to stall checks, hurt schools, San Francisco Chronicle
Health care programs, K-12, colleges will feel cash crunch.

No budget, but plenty of blame in capital, San Francisco Chronicle
California, operating entirely on borrowed cash, stumbled into a new fiscal year today soaked in red ink and with no rescue plan in sight as lawmakers and the governor missed the deadline to enact a new budget.

Amid Dire Warnings, State Again Misses Budget Deadline, Los Angeles Times
New rules and the size of the shortfall mean the consequences could be especially damaging this time. A last-minute GOP plan goes nowhere.

UC lecturers union approves first pact in 3 years, Sacramento Bee
The union representing thousands of full-and part-time lecturers at the University of California has approved a new agreement, giving the nontenured teachers their first labor contract in more than three years.

California Charter Schools Rated as Equal to Public Ones in Study, New York Times
California's charter schools typically perform as well as their traditional counterparts, despite facing persistent financial obstacles and relying on far more uncertified teachers, according to a state-sponsored study released yesterday.

Charter Schools Keep Pace, Study Says, Los Angeles Times
Test scores, despite fewer credentialed teachers and less funding, show the concept is worth pursuing, report finds.

Campus Child-Care Center's Closure Is Painful All Around, Los Angeles Times
The Cypress College facility, which served enrolled parents and others, is a victim of the state budget mess.

N.Y. State and City University Systems Raise Tuition Rates for First Time in 8 Years, Chronicle of Higher Education
Trustees of the State University of New York voted on Monday to raise tuition this fall by 28 percent for in-state undergraduates, the first time the system has increased the rate since 1995.

Letters: CSU stresses diversity, Monterey Herald
In response to the June 26 AP story about minority representation among CSU faculty, the California State University system is proud of its steady growth in minority faculty hiring.

Daniel Weintraub: The parties are not that far apart on the budget, Sacramento Bee
Today is the start of the new fiscal year, and the conventional wisdom around the Capitol is that the Democrats and Republicans are so far apart that it will take weeks before the state gets a budget. I'm not so sure.

Opinion: Budget reckoning: A responsible plan looks to the future, Sacramento Bee
The $38 billion California deficit is unprecedented.

Dan Walters: Budget's underlying politics are perfect recipe for long impasse, Sacramento Bee
As California begins a new fiscal year without a budget -- to the utter surprise of no one -- Democrats and Republicans are exchanging rhetorical fusillades over who is to blame and how the deficit-saturated budget can be fixed.

Editorial: To the Brink, San Francisco Chronicle
California begins a new fiscal year today running on fumes, its tank empty. With no budget in place, the country's most-populous state is set for a head-on disaster.

Editorial: Divisive politics, San Diego Union-Tribune
For the 13th time in the last 16 years, the state of California has failed to have a budget in place by the beginning of the fiscal year.

Editorial: The Cost Of Education, San Bernardino Sun
Cal State students face new round of fee increases: Budget crisis threatens state's commitment to accessible college education.

Recall bid to land in court?, Sacramento Bee
Signature validation can wait a month, Shelley's office says.