CSUMB checking in, Salinas Californian
University believes hospitality-industry program makes a perfect fit.

College theater festival begins, Press-Enterprise
For the first time in the competition's 36-year history, Cal State San Bernardino is hosting the Region VIII Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival.

SSU may need RP's Tech High space, Press-Democrat
High schoolers, parents resist, but temporary move could help budget.

Students May Get New Shot at Grants, Los Angeles Times
The Fulbright board will consider special awards for the UC Berkeley group. The campus, however, would have to find funding.

Fulbright Board and Berkeley Craft Another Option for Students Whose Applications Were Delayed, Chronicle of Higher Education
The board that oversees the Fulbright research-grant program decided on Tuesday that 30 graduate students at the University of California at Berkeley who were disqualified because their applications were late should be given a chance to compete for the awards.

UC's accidental pop star, San Francisco Chronicle
Rejection on TV's "American Idol" turned William Hung into a most unusual American celebrity. He's hot at UC Berkeley, where he studies engineering -- but he's scorching in Singapore, according to his unofficial publicist.

District limiting e-mail, Monterey Herald
Without the ability to use their e-mail accounts at school, some students say they are having a hard time completing college and financial aid applications.

L.A. Unified OKs All-Day Kindergarten, Los Angeles Times
The pace of the switch at 432 elementary schools depends on whether a bond measure succeeds.

Edgy college journal debuts, North County Times
Home-grown journalists are folding their experience as student newspaper editors into a publication geared for the students on the college campuses of North County and aimed at giving journalism in the region a sharp new edge.

Panel signals school changes, Orange County Register
Education Secretary Richard Riordan is moving swiftly to put his stamp on a state education commission that could revolutionize the way schools are governed, funded and held accountable for student success.

College health centers' finances ailing, trustees told, Ventura County Star
The student health centers at Oxnard, Moorpark and Ventura colleges might have to drastically reduce services in order to continue operating, center staff members told college district trustees Tuesday night.

An Antiwar Forum in Iowa Brings Federal Subpoenas, New York Times
On Monday, lawyers for the sponsor, the Drake University chapter of the National Lawyers Guild, went to court in an effort to block the federal prosecutors' demands.

A school-district rebellion stirring, Christian Science Monitor
Fazed by the rules and reach of 'No Child Left Behind,' more schools opt out of the most substantive reform in a generation.

Utah House Rebukes Bush With Its Vote on School Law, New York Times
In a rebuke to the Bush administration, the Utah House voted yesterday to prohibit the state's education authorities from using any local money to comply with the president's signature education law, No Child Left Behind.

Student Newspaper Fends Off Boston College's Bid for More Control but Agrees to Pay More Rent, Chronicle of Higher Education
Editors for Boston College's student newspaper and members of the college's administration have resolved their differences over editorial control of the publication after three months of sometimes-tense negotiations.

Oracle's bid may be foiled, Orange County Register/AP
U.S. lawyers will cite antitrust issues and advise against takeover of PeopleSoft.

Director of National Science Foundation Reportedly Resigns, Chronicle of Higher Education
Rita R. Colwell, the director of the National Science Foundation, has resigned, according to a Congressional aide, and Arden L. Bement Jr., the director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, will replace her, effective February 21.

Opinion: Too Tough, or Not Tough Enough?, Washington Post
Educators at Odds With Analysts Over College Entrance Exams.

Debate: Student-Athletes, USA Today
When a federal court cleared the way last week for college freshmen, sophomores and juniors to jump straight to the National Football League, college officials bemoaned the decision's adverse impact on athletes' educations.

Peter Schrag: 50 years after Brown: California's 'Texas challenge', Sacramento Bee
With the approach of the 50th anniversary of the watershed Brown vs. Board of Education school segregation decision, California this spring will pass a demographic landmark that again demonstrates how important Brown was, both for what it did and what it didn't do.

Dan Walters: At last, community colleges getting a measure of respect, Sacramento Bee
California has the full-time equivalent of nearly 1.7 million students attending classes in its three systems of higher education.

Editorial: A tougher UCR, Press-Enterprise
UCR will admit fewer first-year students as a result of state budget woes, and that's not altogether a bad thing.

Letters to the Editor, Daily Breeze
Bond measure would help CSUDH. [By President Lyons]

Editorial: Crisis in Higher Ed, San Francisco Chronicle
Grad students feel the pain.

Editorial: State deficit trumps school bond issue, Oakland Tribune
If approved, the two state bond measures alone -- Propositions 55 and 57 -- would add a record $27.3 billion to the state's general fund bond debt.

Governor Orders State 'Performance Review', Los Angeles Times
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger issued an executive order Tuesday launching a "performance review" of state government and then urged citizens to call a toll-free number to contribute ideas.

Democrats back bond measure, Sacramento Bee
Several key Democratic leaders - including the state's two Democratic U.S. senators - lent their less-than-enthusiastic support Tuesday to Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's $15 billion bond measure.

Community colleges back Props. 57, 58, North County Times
Palomar, MiraCosta and the other community college districts of San Diego and Imperial counties have announced they are backing two March 2 ballot items they say will ensure access to the two-year schools "now and in the future."

Assembly Democrats Back Cuts, Los Angeles Times
The legislators move to pare $1 billion from the state budget. The new speaker fires some staff and names chairmen of key committees.

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