Healing a shortage, Orange County Register
Schools and hospitals are getting creative – and often working in tandem – to increase the supply of nurses.

Schools, businesses work to blend needs, Desert Sun
The "Towns and Tribes" education summit, held at the Palm Desert campus of California State University, San Bernardino, brought together school superintendents, business and tribal leaders, mayors, teachers, students and others in brainstorming sessions designed to draw up a roadmap for improvement.

News in brief from Northern California, Chico Enterprise-Record/AP
By the year 2010, California State University, Sacramento will have 5,000 students living on campus, high-rise academic buildings, a huge greenbelt, a performing arts center, and 8,000-seat sports and concerts venue. At least, that's President Alexander Gonzalez's plan.

CSUSM reports outperforming peers in investments, North County Times
The value of the endowment at Cal State San Marcos dipped slightly, but the university's investments outperformed its peers' funds during the uncertain economy of the last fiscal year, an official of the CSUSM Foundation said Monday.

Fee fears add to CSULB stress, Long Beach Press-Telegram
Jobs essential for many; registration bars, class cuts increase.

Education without borders, Long Beach Press-Telegram
What do students in the freezing city of Moscow have in common with those enjoying mild California weather at Cal State Dominguez Hills? They will both be able to take the same classes without buying a new wardrobe.

Putting Them to the Test, Los Angeles Times
The head of the UC Board of Regents wants low SAT scorers -- even his own sons -- kept out of the system. Hardship doesn't matter, he says.

College outreach imperiled, San Francisco Chronicle
Budget ax may hit programs helping disadvantaged students.

Competition begins for UC's three labs, Chico Enterprise-Record
The U.S. Department of Energy formally opens competition today for three top federal labs that the University of California has operated since their creation in the 1940s and '50s.

SRJC fees to rise again, Press-Democrat
Santa Rosa Junior College's tradition of offering an affordable education to every qualified student may be threatened by the state's financial crisis, according to school officials.

Academics Discuss How to Explain the Value of the Liberal Arts to Those Who Pay the Bills, Chronicle of Higher Education
More than a thousand academics from liberal-arts colleges gathered at the Grand Hyatt Hotel here last week to worry about what everyone else thinks of them. Or, more specifically, what everyone else thinks of what they do.

Survey: Hispanics more optimistic about schools, CNN/AP
Latinos have a more positive outlook on public schools than non-Hispanic whites and blacks, despite concerns that their children face cultural misunderstanding and language barriers, according to a survey released Monday.

1 in 4 Schools Fall Short Under Bush Law, New York Times
President Bush's signature education law has already put more than a quarter of the nation's public schools on academic probation, and thousands more are likely to face federal sanctions in the coming years, according to the most comprehensive study to date of the law's impact.

Students' Political Awareness Hits Highest Level in a Decade, Chronicle of Higher Education
Survey of freshmen shows a continuing shift to the right and middle.

High-tech degree doesn't guarantee jobs for college seniors, Fresno Bee/AP
College seniors are finding that a high-tech degree isn't the job guarantee that many thought it would be.

Latinos give high marks to schools, San Francisco Chronicle
National survey also finds many parents concerned about kids being treated fairly.

Editorial: Easing the nurse crisis, Long Beach Press-Telegram
Memorial and CSULB team up with a creative plan.

Daniel Weintraub: Bipartisanship is great, but pitch is misleading, Sacramento Bee
Why else -- other than personal political advantage -- would Controller Steve Westly cross party lines to help Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger pass Propositions 57 and 58 on the March 2 ballot, the first two pieces of the governor's fiscal recovery plan?

Dan Walters: Lawmakers vote to exorcise political 'poisoning cancer', Sacramento Bee
Members of the California Assembly expressed similar shock Monday that campaign consultants who double as lobbyists may try to influence their political clients.

Editorial: Leaving Some Children Behind, New York Times
The No Child Left Behind Act is potentially the most important school initiative to come along since the country embraced compulsory education in the early 20th century.

Editorial: Teacher Liberation, Wall St. Journal
President Bush's No Child Left Behind Act calls for bringing all children to academic proficiency by 2014. But a no less daunting requirement of the law is that every classroom have a "highly qualified" teacher by 2006.

Núñez says he supports proposal on energy, San Diego Union-Tribune/AP
Utilities recoup costs; consumers get choice. [Trustee Foster cited.]

State layoff impact still under wraps, Sacramento Bee
Despite a campaign promise to make government more open, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is refusing to release records that describe the impact of ongoing layoffs on state services from highways to prisons.

Governor Still Has Promises to Keep, Los Angeles Times
Schwarzenegger has stayed true to many campaign pledges, but he has more to fulfill.

Gov.'s Loan for Recall Ruled Illegal, Los Angeles Times
Borrowing $4.5 million broke campaign law, a judge says. Aides blame error on ethics panel and say Schwarzenegger won't appeal.

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