Boo! The Halloween nutrition nightmare, Daily Bulletin
[A monthly food column written by Cal Poly Pomona faculty. This month's topic: the nutritional effect of Halloween candy.]

Stanislaus St. students get new numbers, Modesto Bee
Social Security numbers may be easier to remember, but California State University, Stanislaus, is forgetting them for identification purposes.

Poly students wait for news from home, San Luis Obispo Tribune
As fires burn more than 400,000 acres throughout Southern California, hundreds of Cal Poly students were among those waiting anxiously for word from families and friends dealing with the blazes.

A brighter forecast, Orange County Register
CSUF report predicts O.C. will see rise in personal income, payroll employment.

Cal State students recall evacuating dormitory, Press-Enterprise
Many of the 1,000 dormitory students who evacuated stayed with family and friends, returning students said. About 35 students who needed shelter were transported by vans to the former Norton Air Force Base, where thousands of fire evacuees stayed, university officials said.

Professors seek delay in Chico State president vote, Chico Enterprise-Record
While the student leaders at Chico State University are endorsing one of the two candidates for campus president, three leading members of the faculty are asking for a delay in the appointment of a new university chief to allow time to increase the candidates pool.

FOR THE RECORD: UC admissions, Los Angeles Times 10-29-03
Articles on University of California admissions that ran in the California section on Thursday and Friday incorrectly implied that UC's two-year-old "comprehensive review" policy emphasizes personal achievements more than grades and test scores in considering applicants. Under the policy, UC considers personal factors as well as academic ones for every applicant, but academics remain the top priority in the procedure. [Entire correction.]

UC Davis researcher on group's hit list, Sacramento Bee
Conservative coalition questions funding for his study of attitudes toward people with AIDS.

Training Course: SoCal Colleges focusing on transit, San Bernardino Sun
The increasing flood of goods imported to the United States is creating new job opportunities in the burgeoning logistics and warehouse industries. So, Southern California universities and community colleges are offering transportation-related programs, including Cal State San Bernardino and Long Beach, San Bernardino Valley College and Riverside Community College.

Miracles of Small Class Size Unfold Each Day in California, New York Times
It has been seven years since California's Republican governor, Pete Wilson, and Democratic Legislature passed a law limiting school class size, and to this day, teachers and parents here remember it as a remarkable moment.

LBUSD to celebrate honor, Long Beach Press-Telegram
The national prize, bestowed by the Broad Foundation, honored the district for making the greatest overall strides in student achievement while narrowing achievement gaps across ethnic groups and between high- and low-income students.

State's Teacher-Pupil Ratios Lag, Study Says, Los Angeles Times
Report finds that, taking into account the size of student populations, California has 74% as many instructors as other states.

Study: California lags in student spending, Contra Costa Times
While California has some of the nation's toughest education standards, it trails many states in the amount of money it spends on resources per student, according to a study to be released today.

How Urban Schools Keep Good Teachers at Bay, Washington Post
A new report on the study, "Missed Opportunities: How We Keep High-Quality Teachers Out of Urban Schools," concludes that those school systems alienate many talented applicants because of rules that protect teachers already on staff and because of slow-moving bureaucracies and budgeting delays.

Now, Standardized Achievement Tests in Head Start, New York Times
The new federal emphasis on accountability in education reached Nate Kidder recently in the form of his first standardized achievement test. Nate is 4 years old.

As Trustees Waver, Choice to Lead University Vows a Fight, New York Times
Daniel S. Goldin, a former NASA administrator, is determined to become the next president of Boston University. And if the trustees who voted unanimously to hire him have had a change of heart, he will not back down without a fight.

Senate Democrats Propose Punishing States That Cut Spending on Colleges, Chronicle of Higher Education
Democrats in the U.S. Senate have proposed penalizing states that cut spending on higher education, as an alternative to a Republican plan that would place the blame for rising tuition squarely on colleges.

Va. Governor Wants to Inject College Into the Senior Year of High School, Chronicle of Higher Education
Educators and policy analysts often lament the phenomenon of "senioritis" among high-school students.

Md. Board Tightens Teachers' Standards, Washington Post
Veteran teachers in Maryland may have to take extra steps -- from sitting for a test to enrolling in college courses -- to prove that they are qualified to teach under standards approved yesterday by the State Board of Education.

Editorial: Punishing the Pell Grant Program, New York Times
The maximum award of the federal Pell Grant program, created to encourage low- and middle-income students to attend college, covered more than 80 percent of public-college tuition a quarter-century ago but covers only about 40 percent today

Steve Lopez: Using Fires to Blow Political Smoke, Los Angeles Times
For several days in the nation's capital, there's been lots of fiddling on fire-prevention policy while California burns. Actually the fiddling has gone on for years, which is one reason we can't see for all the smoke.

Editorial: Students -- and standardized tests -- getting smarter, Modesto Bee
API scores are up all across California and the Central Valley. Hurray! This must mean our children are getting smarter, right?

State tax income expected to jump $1.3 billion above projections, San Jose Mercury-News/AP
An improving California economy could bring the state $1.3 billion more than expected in tax revenues this fiscal year, but that's just a small fraction of what is needed to balance the books, state Controller Steve Westly says.

Appointments give Schwarzenegger chance to leave mark on education, San Jose Mercury-News
Once he becomes governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger will have a chance to put a sizable footprint on the state's educational landscape by making key appointments, including a majority of the State Board of Education.

Schwarzenegger to Aid McClintock, Los Angeles Times
The governor-elect says he will speak at a fund-raiser for his recall rival's reelection bid.

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