Discussions over conflicted HSU building under way, Eureka Times-Standard
Efforts continue to make the oft-disputed Behavioral and Social Sciences Building on the Humboldt State University campus more amenable to neighbors and the city.

CSU, UC want 25% fee raise, Contra Costa Times
Students at the University of California and California State University systems upset over this year's double-digit undergraduate fee increases should brace themselves: the regents and trustees of each system will consider next week raising them roughly another 25 percent.

Stan St. rethinks SARS strategy, Modesto Bee
Looking ahead to fall when a dozen people are coming to California State University, Stanislaus, from countries infected by SARS, officials are reviewing policies.

Fresno State limits smoking on campus, Fresno Bee
Beginning in October, smokers at Fresno State must confine their habit to 18 designated open-air sites on campus as part of the university's new "smoke-free" policy.

Campus to Face Safety Concerns, Los Angeles Times
Ventura County firefighters and Cal State Channel Islands officials will meet today to discuss a grand jury report that questions whether the campus near Camarillo is adequately prepared for emergencies.

Cal State gets donation from tribe, Press-Enterprise
Cal State San Bernardino's new student union might bear the name of a revered tribal leader thanks to a $3 million donation from the San Manuel Indians.

School testing company admits problems, Daily Breeze
The company in charge of state testing acknowledged Wednesday that it underestimated the number of exams and materials needed to administer the accountability program, resulting in missing or flawed test booklets for nearly 10 percent of the state's 1,100 school districts.

Student's Sense of Privacy Disappears on the Internet, Los Angeles Times
The Department of Education receives an estimated 1,000 complaints about possible student- privacy violations a year. However, the agency does not know how many of those are Internet- related. But there is growing concern about breaches of student privacy online.

SARS impacting higher education, CNN/AP
The SARS outbreak is causing a host of problems for academics, as U.S. schools cancel Asian summer study programs, researchers shelve cooperative projects with Chinese scholars and Asians enrolled in American colleges abandon plans to return home after final exams.

State's Highest Court Hears Case on Financing of Schools, New York Times
After wending its way through the legal system for a decade, a lawsuit accusing New York State of dodging its constitutional obligation to educate all children, particularly those in New York City, made it before the state's highest court today.

Judge Rules Disabled Student Will Be Sole High School Valedictorian, New York Times
A federal judge ruled yesterday that a South Jersey high school senior with an immune deficiency would be the sole valedictorian for her graduating class this year, after she contended that the school district was discriminating against her by proposing that two other students share the honor.

Bill to seek online taxes, Press-Telegram
The state Senate voted Thursday to make more online retailers collect sales taxes from California buyers, a move to bring $13.8 million more into the state's battered treasury next year and raise $6.2 million more for local governments.

California Ponders Big Loan in Deficit Crisis, New York Times
Facing a huge budget shortfall and skepticism on Wall Street about the state's creditworthiness, California officials are considering floating as much as $10 billion in bonds to stave off a cash flow crisis that some are warning could come as early as this summer.

Big Bad Decisions Have Created Big Bad Schools, Wall St. Journal
Our subject for another week is fixing the nation's public schools (with apologies to 16th-century windmills, which however quaint or comic got the job done; the schools don't)

Editorial: A blow for charter schools, Press-Telegram
In March we posed the question to our elected officials: Would they have the courage to embrace a bill that would give parents more choices in their children's schooling and not cost taxpayers a dime?

Cloud of Uncertainty, Fresno Bee
Over the years, the State Center Community College District has efficiently served thousands of students on two college campuses and at several centers and satellite campuses across the sprawling four-county district. But apparently all was not well internally...

What's wrong with high standards?, North County Times
The sole purpose of California's high standards, assessment and accountability program is to create a laser-like focus on improving student achievement.

Opinion: Sounding off on the Horns' deeds, Press-Telegram
My problem is ... how to compress the careers of Steve and Nini Horn, plus the accolades due them, into the space of a single column.

Opinion: Short-Term Fixes Only Delay Fiscal Train Wreck, Los Angeles Times
With the state now literally about to run out of cash, what happened to the serious talk about serious reform?

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