Revitalizing Campus Management at California State University, PeopleTalk Online
CSU is currently in the middle of a system-wide effort to replace its legacy administrative systems with PeopleSoft Enterprise Student Administration, Financial Management and Human Resources systems.

Breakup: TII contract severed, Chico News & Review
Call it an OK breakup. The contractor hired to upgrade the telecommunications infrastructure at Chico State University is off the job, leaving work undone in what the school is characterizing as an amicable split.

Peterson poll rattles faculty, Modesto Bee
Stephen Schoenthaler, the California State University, Stanislaus, professor at the center of the Scott Peterson survey scandal, was ordered to stop the poll late last fall.

Fees At San Diego State May Rise 40 Percent, NBC San Diego/AP
CSU Trustees Graple With Potential Budget Cuts.

Report: Half Of CSU Freshmen Need Help With Beginning English, Math, NBC-Los Angeles/AP
About 40 Percent Unprepared For Introductory Courses.

Massive Cuts at California Colleges, KPIX-San Francisco
At San Jose State, there will likely be 10 percent fewer students in the freshman class.

CSU Trustees Endorse Schwarzenegger's Bond Measure, KXTV-Sacramento
The California State University Board of Trustees is backing Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's $15 billion bond measure as a way to avoid more funding cuts.

CSU trustees irked by lagging freshman math, English skills, San Diego Union-Tribune
Nearly half of California State University freshmen fail to meet state university English standards, prompting concerned officials to focus on intervention in the state's high schools.

CSU report examines proficiency, Modesto Bee
Nearly half of California State University's freshmen needed help with beginning college English courses last year, while about 40 percent were unprepared for introductory math, a new report shows.

Student government may ask to hike its fees, too, Chico Enterprise-Record
Chico State University students may well face the choice of hiking their own fees or seeing services cut and the student union hours slashed.

Juniors can assess college readiness, San Jose Mercury-News
Juniors at all California's 900-plus high schools will have the option of taking a college placement test for the first time this year to find out if they are ready for academic work at a California State University campus.

CSUMB honors Salinas, Salinas Californian
You know you've made it when a university names a scholarship after you. Just ask Assemblyman Simón Salinas, for whom California State University, Monterey Bay, is naming its newest scholarship.

Tipping the scales in your favor, Pasadena Star-News/San Gabriel Valley Tribune
[A monthy food column written by Cal Poly Pomona faculty. This month's topic: the secrets of healthy eating and losing weight.]

$24 million research, education center planned at Lake Tahoe, Orange County Register/AP
The University of California, Davis, and Sierra Nevada College said Wednesday they will build a $24 million environmental research and education center at Lake Tahoe.

Construction begins on UCR campus, Desert Sun
One building to be named in honor of entrepreneur who is main donor.

UC Davis is sued again over its proposed hotel, Sacramento Bee
UC Davis' proposed hotel and conference center on campus has come under legal challenge for the second time in two years. And like the first unsuccessful suit that delayed groundbreaking by a year, the latest lawsuit also threatens to delay the project, university officials said.

University extension to face changes, Chico Enterprise-Record
The University of California, Berkeley Extension is ending its longstanding English Language Program for foreign students in May, saying the program no longer fits the school's mission.

Aid for students: priceless, San Bernardino Sun
Students give back to peers through on-campus program.

Santa Ana's broken promise, Orange County Register
Conflict, confusion and miscalculation unhinge the crowded district's plans to build or fix schools.

School mascot limit backed, Sacramento Bee
The Assembly votes to outlaw 'Redskins' as offensive but not other tribal names.

Trustees must deal with budget, Ventura County Star
The Ventura County Community College Trustees will hold a study session on the 2004-2005 budget Friday. They also are expected to move forward with their search for a new chancellor for the district.

Web site promises easy access to school data, CNN/AP
Federal, state and private education leaders launched a Web site Thursday that promises unprecedented access to information about public school performance.

Number of New High-School Graduates Is Projected to Rise Over All, but Decline in Some States, Chronicle of Higher Education
The number of students graduating from high school in the United States will continue to rise steadily over the coming years, reaching a peak of 3.2 million in 2008-9, according to a report scheduled to be released today by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education and the College Board.

Georgia Takes on 'Evolution', New York Times
A proposed set of guidelines for middle and high school science classes in Georgia has caused a furor after state education officials removed the word "evolution" and scaled back ideas about the age of Earth and the natural selection of species.

Price of College Textbooks Faulted, Los Angeles Times
Publishers drive up cost with unneeded editions, a research group alleges. Industry denies charge.

Maryland's Governor Proposes Shift From Merit- to Need-Based Student Aid, Chronicle of Higher Education
Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. of Maryland has proposed shifting $4-million from the state's merit-based scholarship program to a program that awards aid based on need. The Republican governor's proposal, which faces review by Maryland's Democrat-dominated legislature, defies a nationwide trend in which many states have put more money into merit-based aid.

Dan Walters: In California politics, a reprise of 'Everything Old Is New Again', Sacramento Bee
It's truly remarkable how many of the issues coursing through California politics these days are echoes of past conflicts.

Letters to the Editor, Los Angeles Times
The Sorry State of CSU Students' Preparedness.

Editorial: The other choice, Long Beach Press-Telegram
Properly funded community colleges are sensible alternatives to CSU.

L.B. rallies spotlight funding for schools, Long Beach Press-Telegram
Groups try to preserve monies in wake of state budget crisis.

7 Appointed to Education Board, Los Angeles Times
Six are new to the panel, which sets policy for the state's public schools. Schwarzenegger picks four Democrats.

Governor names seven to state education board, Sacramento Bee
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger began reshaping the state Board of Education Thursday, making seven appointments to the 11-member, policy-making panel.

Coalition pushes Prop. 55, San Diego Union-Tribune
Leaky roofs, aging restrooms and inadequate classroom space throughout Grossmont Union High School District sparked a coalition of educators, parents and business leaders to gather yesterday and urge support of a $12.3 billion statewide school construction bond measure.

Backup bond plan projected to leave larger budget gap, San Diego Union-Tribune
If voters reject Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's $15 billion fiscal-recovery bond measure in March, his administration said yesterday, a backup bond plan would be smaller than originally thought and would leave a larger budget gap.

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