Educator familiar with budget pain, San Jose Mercury-News
Richard S. Jarvis, who visits San Jose State on Thursday, has proved he's not afraid to take on a daunting task. In recent years, he has led a start-up online university that failed for lack of funding and led a large university system battered by budget cuts.

Willie Brown to receive honorary degree, San Mateo County Times
Call him "Doctor." Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown will receive an honorary doctor of laws degree from San Francisco State University during next month's commencement ceremonies.

Student denies guilt in baby's death, Chico Enterprise-Record
A Chico State University student pleaded innocent in court Monday to murder charges in the alleged strangulation of her newborn son.

HSU to reveal draft of Diversity Action Plan, Eureka Times-Standard
The unveiling of the plan comes on the heels of the university's first forum on race and diversity, which was held on Friday. Similar forums will be held in the future.

HSU student is winner of news correspondent search, Eureka Times-Standard
Aunjelique Meraz is going to New York City for training with the MTV News team.

Sac State chief hopes arena will spur giving, Sacramento Bee
A scraggly patch of grass and asphalt just north of Sacramento State's football field is where the university hopes to repair its ties to local businesses while building a new 8,000-seat arena.

Family offers $10,000 for conviction in son's killing, Sacramento Bee
A Sacramento family is offering a reward in the killing of Christopher Hermann, a 22-year-old college student found shot to death outside his Chico residence the night of Dec. 5.

Freshman Diaries: Lara finds a niche at UCSC, Santa Cruz Sentinel
UC Santa Cruz loses about one out of every 10 freshmen. But freshman Lara Blumen, who is busy making plans for summer and fall, is not likely to be one of them. The Southern California student is happy with her choice of schools.

Regents confirm appointment of UCSD chancellor, San Diego Union Tribune
Marye Anne Fox was confirmed as chancellor of the University of California San Diego yesterday as the college faces state budget cuts and is in the midst of a $1 billion capital campaign.

Chemist to head UC San Diego, San Francisco Chronicle
A nationally recognized chemist and academic administrator was appointed Monday by the University of California Board of Regents as chancellor of UC San Diego.

Firms Have a Long List of California Turnoffs, Los Angeles Times
For many restless businesses in California, the progress Schwarzenegger and lawmakers have made on a new workers' comp reform plan is cause for hope. Some executives say they'll wait it out and see what the governor can do about what they say is the state's lousy business climate. But Schwarzenegger is racing against powerful headwinds.

Campus seeks turnout for the better, Daily Breeze
Mira Costa High wants the public to see there was a good side to the construction project, too.

Education marchers press on with eyes toward the Capitol, Oakland Tribune
Four days into their march on Sacramento to save school sports programs and keep libraries open, "March 4 Education" organizers say there have been highs and lows, plenty of intensity, but never boredom.

City finds 130 violations at five schools in LAUSD, Los Angeles Daily News
Despite up to two weeks' warning, five schools targeted in a joint L.A. Unified School District-city inspection program ran up more than 130 safety and building violations, including pest infestation, leaky roofs and exposed electrical boxes, officials said Monday.

Hate group fliers left on cars at college, Ventura County Star
One of the country's largest white supremacist organizations distributed fliers at Moorpark College late last month, part of a nationwide effort on college campuses to drum up support.

School Gender Bias Fight Taken to the Brink, Los Angeles Times
A board majority in a small Orange County school district on Monday risked millions of dollars in funding and a possible state takeover by voting to hold firm to its view that a California antidiscrimination policy violates Christian principles.

Funds Promised for After-School Program, Los Angele Times
A week before he is scheduled to unveil what is expected to be a city budget full of cuts, Los Angeles Mayor James K. Hahn announced plans Monday to preserve funding for a popular after-school program for elementary school students.

After Ruling, 3 Universities Maintain Diversity in Admissions, New York Times
Two of the major universities that were forced by the Supreme Court to abandon affirmative action policies that awarded extra points to minority applicants have experienced only slight declines in the racial diversity of the students they admitted for the fall.

A Home Away From Home Keeps Old Scholars Happy, New York Times
In the 10 years since the federal law eliminating mandatory retirement took effect, universities have faced a conundrum: namely, how to encourage senior professors to step aside to make room for younger instructors.

Study Warns About School Achievement Scores, Washington Post
A new study of 270,000 public school students warns that the No Child Left Behind law may prompt some parents to send children from low-performing schools to others that appear to foster high achievement but do a poor job of raising individual student scores.

Debate: Improving Public Education, USA Today
U.S. Defense Department officials are reviewing a freshly delivered report on whether to close down parts of a unique education success story: the network of 223 separate schools serving the 102,000 sons and daughters of U.S. troops around the world.

Editorial: Lessons Learned?, Los Angeles Times
Now that director/activist Rob Reiner and the state's largest teachers union have pulled their joint initiative from the November ballot, they should learn from their mistake of writing a proposition behind closed doors to fit a narrow agenda, even when its stated goals are ones as worthy as more access to preschool and better public-school funding.

Daniel Weintraub: November's ballot is looking a little less taxing, Sacramento Bee
One down. One teetering. One full-speed ahead. That's the read on three proposed ballot measures to raise taxes in California and dedicate the money to narrow purposes.

Letters to the Editor, Sacramento Bee
Various letters on the No Child Left Behind Act.

Governor's Office tackles Medi-Cal, Sacramento Bee
To cut spending on the state's $31 billion health insurance program for the poor, the Schwarzenegger administration Monday floated the idea of enrolling more recipients in managed health care and requiring everyone to pay a share of costs, even people below the poverty level.

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