Editorial: Bustamante misses the point,
Business Journal (Fresno)
At a recent Fresno meeting of the California State University board
of trustees, Lt. Governor Cruz Bustamante's comments missed the central
point of post-secondary funding as it faces a deficit ridden state budget.
Opinion: American schools tops, at least
for now, Denver Post
Despite widespread criticism of the U.S., one thing experts tend to
agree on is that American higher education is the best in the world.
Opinion: Asian Americans and UC admissions, San Diego
Union-Tribune
The chairman of the UC Board of Regents, John J. Moores, has positioned
himself as the latest ally of Asian-Americans in the higher education
debate in California. But is he?
Opinion: On-campus living would benefit community at large, Santa Cruz
Sentinel
The Sentinel featured several articles regarding UCSC’s plan to
increase enrollment to 21,000 by 2020. While the city is rightly concerned
about the impact that influx of students is likely to have on our local
community, people should know that the university is making decisions
right now that will have a grave impact on all of us.
Opinion: A GOP take on talk of tax hikes: Say it ain't so, Governor, Sacramento
Bee
On March 2, voters soundly defeated Proposition 56, a measure designed
to make it easier for state government to increase taxes.
Dan Walters: New study hints California
faces rising poverty levels, Sacramento Bee
California State University, Sacramento, statistician Robert Mogull
gathered data on poverty in Sacramento County. He concluded, after massaging
the data, that "the incidence of poverty will rise over the decade"
from 13.5 percent to 16 percent.
Editorial: The Long Road to Fluency, Los
Angeles Times
School officials celebrated last month when test results showed that
the state's ELL students were making significant progress toward learning
English. Now, 43% of California's 1.4 million English-language learners
are able to speak, understand, read and write English.
Opinion: Transparency Is Key to Gauging
the Legality of Admissions Practices, Chronicle
of Higher Education
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled last June to uphold the affirmative-action
policy of the University of Michigan Law School, college officials breathed
a collective sigh of relief.
