Student housing plan moves forward, Hayward Review
Expansion project is included on CSU trustees' construction list for 2003-04 school year.

Getting a head start on college, Modesto Bee
It is the Summer Bridge Program for low-income students whose educational backgrounds indicate that the students might struggle in college.

Interim president touts bringing classes to more students through technology, North County Times
Roy McTarnaghan, a student of distance learning and the interim president at Cal State San Marcos, showed up in North County just in time.

Hayward educator honored for service Thomas to accept lifetime achievement award in fall, Hayward Review
Joan Seavey Thomas was a single woman with a cat and a dog when, she recalls, Hayward "welcomed me with open arms" in 1962 as the new dean of women at California State University.

Demos caught in budget gaffe, San Francisco Chronicle
Open mike picks up faction's talk of profiting from a crisis.

Democrats Discussed Extending Budget Crisis, Los Angeles Times
In a meeting they thought was private but was actually broadcast around the Capitol on Monday, 11 Assembly Democrats debated prolonging California's budget crisis to further their political goals.

Neighbors, UCSD at odds over proposal, San Diego Union-Tribune
Seaweed Canyon is the proposed site for a 10,000-square-foot machine shop for UCSD's Scripps Institution of Oceanography. It also is the university-owned back yard to dozens of multimillion-dollar, ocean-view homes at the canyon's edge.

In Davis, tensions mounting, Sacramento Bee
UC and city relations are at a low point over controversial projects.

'Green' buildings to save greenbacks, Los Angeles Daily News
In a project that has drawn the attention of environmentalists nationwide, the Los Angeles Community College District is embarking on an ambitious energy-saving program expected to save $80 million in water and power costs over the next 20 years.

Bill backs migrant student aid, Fresno Bee
Higher student fees approved by California State University and the University of California may have doomed legislation to make certain undocumented students eligible for state financial aid.

Budget woes could delay Cal Grants, Contra Costa Times
Grants to thousands of California college students will be delayed if a state budget is not adopted soon, state and education leaders said Monday.

As schools 'fail,' parents talk transfers, Christian Science Monitor
Options costly for districts as federal rules allow school choice.

Politics and Economics Join in University Crisis, New York Times
For months the faculty here at the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts system has watched the spectacle of its president being questioned by Congress and battling efforts by Gov. Mitt Romney to force him out of office.

Freed From State-Agency Status, Florida's Universities Get Their Own Accounting Systems, Chronicle of Higher Education
Florida's 11 public universities have been buying and installing new financial systems, and training staff members to use them, thanks to a new state law that permits the universities to have their own financial-accounting systems and write their own payroll checks.

States Plan Big Tuition Increases, Washington Post
Budget Woes Lift College Costs As Much as 40%.

Editorial: CSUMB accreditation, at a critical time, Monterey Herald
California State University, Monterey Bay reached a major milestone this week -- national accreditation.

Opinion: CSUMB remains a bargain, Monterey Herald
Faced with the likelihood of at least $330 million in cuts to the California State University's budget -- the largest single reduction in the university's history -- CSU's board of trustees voted last week to increase graduate and undergraduate systemwide student fees by 30 percent for 2003-04.

Opinion: Being a professor isn't a piece of cake, San Luis Obispo Tribune
When most of the public thinks about the teaching profession they, and perhaps rightfully so, envision contact hours with students in the classroom.

Debate: Improving public schools, USA Today
A two-year-old federal law, the No Child Left Behind Act, kicks in seriously this fall. The unions fear the law guarantees schools will fail by requiring too much, too fast. We argue that the unions are fueling the country's education crisis by not helping the reforms to succeed. Our opponent says the law's requirements are too impractical, as public schools face funding woes.

Editorial: First steps on preschool, Sacramento Bee
For some time now, the state of California has been eyeballing the idea of "universal preschool," or, at least, guaranteed availability of high quality preschool programs for children whose parents can't afford it themselves.

Daniel Weintraub: California doesn't need Nevada-style court ruling, Sacramento Bee
Three of California's top Democratic officeholders are poised this week to ask the Supreme Court to set aside the constitutional provisions requiring a two-thirds majority for the Legislature to pass a budget and raise taxes.

Dan Walters: Supermajority votes undemocratic? It depends on the issue, Sacramento Bee
A coalition of political interest groups, led by public employee unions, is promoting a ballot measure that would, if enacted by voters, abolish the two-thirds vote for state budgets and the taxes to finance them, effectively eliminating the power of minority Republicans to affect state spending decisions.

Opinion: Community Colleges lose to universities, Bakersfield Californian
A new chancellor was selected to head the University of California system. The Californian reported, "[He] will be paid $395,000 a year." He was also quoted as saying, "[he felt] honored and humbled to take the helm at this very exciting time." I was thinking how humble I could be for less than half that amount.

Editorial: Green vision, Los Angeles Daily News
Community colleges lead the way on public projects.

Why clout of lobbyists is growing, Christian Science Monitor
As term limits force out state lawmakers, special-interest power rises, spurring a revolt.

Calif. the exception as legislators nationwide embrace new taxes, Fresno Bee/AP
Republican governors and legislators across the nation, facing big budget deficits and soft economic conditions, have reluctantly turned to tax hikes to solve their problems. But not in California.

Decision Time Nears for Recall Campaign, Los Angeles Times
As Davis' backers ask court for a last-minute delay in the process, those who hope to run for governor may have only days to file for race.