Cal State Fullerton will accept limited transfers, Orange County Register
University bows to pressure from packed community colleges.

CSUB may end freeze, Bakersfield Californian
Lower student turnout has school rethinking cap on spring enrollment.

Local pair picked for university boards, Bakersfield Californian
Bakersfield attorney Milton Younger was named to the 25-member California State University board of trustees, and United Farm Workers co-founder Dolores Huerta was named to the University of California board of Regents, Gov. Gray Davis' office announced Tuesday.

Two appointees to CSU board face a rough ride, Sacramento Bee
Gov. Gray Davis has appointed Bakersfield attorney Milton Younger, 72, and Stanley Toy, 54, a Los Angeles emergency medicine specialist, to the California State University Board of Trustees. Both men must be confirmed by the state Senate.

Center opens for teacher program helping preteens, San Diego Union-Tribune
Yesterday, California State University at San Marcos opened a center that will expand its middle-school teacher training program.

Huerta Named to UC Board, Los Angeles Times
Farm labor activist gets post in exchange for a key lawmaker's support of a Davis appointee.

Cuts Cited as Students Drop Out, Los Angeles Times
Community college officials estimate that last year's shortage of classes forced 90,000 to abandon their education plans.

College cuts likely to deepen next year, Oakland Tribune
Representatives of California's three systems wrestle with budget crunch.

Districts commit to closing exam gap, San Diego Union-Tribune
The push to narrow the gap between minority students and some of their higher-achieving counterparts is now on the books: Superintendents and school board members countywide gathered yesterday to sign a compact that calls for a 100 percent pass rate on the California High School Exit Exam by 2006.

Leaders plan admission cuts at state colleges, San Jose Mercury-News
Higher education leaders Tuesday sketched out the grim prospect of having to ration fewer and fewer spots at California's public colleges and universities because of state funding cuts.

Assembly bill clarifies sex education standards, Vallejo Times-Herald
The Assembly passed a bill Tuesday that clarifies state guidelines for sex education in public schools.

In Computer Age, College Prefers Personal Touch, Los Angeles Times
At CalArts, students meet their instructors before registering for classes. The unusual procedure helps guide budding artists.

Educators Urge Congress to Increase Support of Graduate Programs in Fields With Teacher Shortages, Chronicle of Higher Education
The United States is suffering a shortage of mathematics, science, bilingual, and special-education teachers because it lacks faculty members in those fields, higher-education officials said on Tuesday in testimony before a Congressional subcommittee.

Report Outlines Broad Strategy to Reduce Underage Drinking, Chronicle of Higher Education
The National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine, which are both parts of the National Academies, unveiled a broad plan on Tuesday to reduce underage drinking by enlisting the help of lawmakers, alcohol manufacturers, retail businesses, the entertainment industry, and parents.

No Child Left Behind Law Leaves No Room for Some, New York Times
The 2002 law permits children at failing schools to transfer to better schools in the city if there is room.

Bush Touts New System to Track Education Data, Los Angeles Times
President Bush on Tuesday announced the creation of a nationwide data-gathering system to help parents and policymakers assess student achievement under the 2001 No Child Left Behind education reform law.

Colleges throttle Internet access to stop file swappers, Los Angeles Daily News
By offering free high-speed Internet access to their students and employees, college campuses opened the door to illegal downloading -- now they're struggling to slam it shut.

Severe Steps to Curb Teen Drinking Urged, Washington Post
The nation needs to take drastic steps to control an epidemic of teenage drinking that is costing $53 billion a year, the National Academy of Sciences said yesterday.

Peter Schrag: In the recall, are we revolting against ourselves?, Sacramento Bee
Is it just those venal politicians who've created a dysfunctional system; or is it the voters themselves?

Dan Walters: As legislative year nears end, major bills hatched in semisecrecy, Sacramento Bee
The California Legislature has an unfortunate habit of writing major legislation with multibillion-dollar consequences in the final hours of its annual session -- unfortunate because these sweeping decrees often backfire.

Opinion: Schools need entrance exams, Daily Breeze
The state Board of Education managed to get our governor’s attention earlier this summer before the recall became all-consuming. The board delayed implementing one of the governor’s pet legislative initiatives — the creation of an exit examination for all graduates of public high schools in the state.

Opinion: MEChA not the radical club of old, Fresno Bee
If we are to believe the critics, MEChA members are plotting a takeover of the U.S. Southwest, territory that MEChA literature refers to as the Nation of Aztlán, and that nothing would please them more than to drive Anglos out.

State agencies told to draft more cuts, Sacramento Bee
State agencies must figure out how to cut costs by 20 percent in a new round of budget reductions likely to go beyond efficiencies and into entire programs and services.

Driver license referendum launched, Daily Breeze
If it qualifies, the measure would ask voters to repeal legislation allowing illegal immigrants to apply.

U.S. Judges to Hear Suit on Delaying Election, Los Angeles Times
Appellate panel will weigh arguments that punch-card machines are unconstitutional, possibly Gov. Davis' last chance to put off vote.

Ueberroth Quits Recall Race, Los Angeles Times
Former sports czar Peter V. Ueberroth, who built a career out of making the seemingly impossible happen, on Tuesday ended his longshot bid to become California's next governor, saying there wasn't enough time left "for this candidacy to get across the goal line."

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CSU campuses filling up, CSU Press Release
The California State University system has begun the new academic year with a net budget reduction of $304 million, a 30% fee increase for students and an anticipated record enrollment of 414,000 students.

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