Lawmaker fears loss of student aid, Salinas Californian
State Assemblyman Simón Salinas spoke Friday at California State University, Monterey Bay, about the possible elimination of the Educational Opportunity Program as part of state budget cuts.

Haynes pledges to be a listening president, North County Times
Calling it her first day of school, new Cal State San Marcos President Karen S. Haynes asked students on Monday to help her sort out what works, what doesn't and how things that don't might be changed.

Haynes is here, Press-Enterprise
Karen Haynes, dressed in her trademark purple suit on her first day as the president of Cal State San Marcos, found purple carnations on her desk and purple balloons floating above her prime parking space.

Cal Poly grad prepares for his return to space, San Luis Obispo Tribune
Alumnus will command mission next year.

SDSU offering biotech Ph.D.-MBA, San Diego Union-Tribune
After studying biology as an undergraduate at San Diego State University and working as a research assistant for a biotechnology startup company, Matthew Giacalone decided he wanted a career in biotech.

UCR researcher joins state study on virus, Press-Enterprise
Entomology professor Ring Cardé is part of the effort examining mosquitoes.

Budget hurts nursing students, Chico Enterprise-Record
Governor's spending plan tough on those seeking second degrees.

L.B. teachers plan protest on benefits, Long Beach Press-Telegram
Hundreds of teachers are expected to gather this evening at the Long Beach school district's Board of Education meeting to voice opposition to proposed changes to their health benefits.

Back to Basics vs. Hands-On Instruction, Washington Post
Calif. Rethinks Science Labs.

Stuck in the status quo, Orange County Register
Though many students pass English tests, they are not declared fluent.

Labor Watch, Chronicle of Higher Education
Tenure Denials Lead to Union Organizing at Carroll College. [Item about CSU.]

Campus on a keyboard, Christian Science Monitor
Online learning has been a boon to millions. But is it a convenience - or a threat to all that's best about college?

Education Programs Face the Ax, Los Angeles Times
Efforts to foster learning in high schools and classes for gifted students are among 38 activities targeted.

Bush Proposes Bigger Loans for Freshmen, but Few Other Increases in Student Aid, Chronicle of Higher Education
President Bush called on Congress to increase the limit on what college freshmen may borrow from the federal student-loan programs from $2,625 to $3,000, as part of his 2005 budget request released on Monday. The budget otherwise included little new money for student aid.

Editorial: CSU plans step toward student preparedness, Oakland Tribune
In spite of a plan to greatly reduce the number of California State University freshmen needing remedial classes, more than half of the incoming students needed the classes this year.

Letters to the editor, Modesto Bee
Professors, students defend Stan State.

Editorial: New state school board has its work cut out, Daily Breeze
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's seven appointees to the 11-member state school board reflect his nonpartisan commitment to education.

Daniel Weintraub: Governor must persuade Democrats on Props. 57, 58, Sacramento Bee
As Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger dropped by last week to promote the first pieces of his fiscal recovery plan - Propositions 57 and 58 - he found that the folks here share the same concerns about his proposals that the governor is finding in the rest of the state.

Dan Walters: Is 1992's 'Year of the Woman' becoming 2004's 'Goodbye Girl'?, Sacramento Bee
Pundits and flacks dubbed 1992 the "Year of the Woman," hailing what they said would be a new, bi-gender era in California politics - but that may change dramatically this year.

Opinion: Multiple Missions Put Teaching Hospitals at Risk, New York Times
Recently, with the fiscal crisis in health care, experts are beginning to question whether the nation's academic medical centers are financially sustainable in these times when Americans tend to worship the free market.

Editorial: A reformed school board, Orange County Register
Maybe a refashioned California Board of Education can help revive the state's K-12 public school system, perennially troubled by low test scores and questionable funding practices.

Explanations of Bond Issue Differ, Los Angeles Times
Schwarzenegger insists there is no new debt, but others say Prop. 57 includes $4 billion in new borrowing.

Speaker Is Praised in Send-Off, Los Angeles Times
Assembly members salute Herb Wesson, who stepped down and will be forced out of office by term limits in December.

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