Lawsuit Accuses University of Admissions Bias, Los Angeles Times
Three Latinos who were rejected say Cal Poly San Luis Obispo gives undue weight to SAT scores and to applicants from its geographic area.

Poly fees may rise, San Luis Obispo Tribune
Governor wants 10 percent hike, less financial aid.

Cuts feared in programs for poor college students, North County Times
The governor unveils his budget this morning amid fears in higher education circles that he will seek to raise fees and at the same time cut financial aid and other support to hard-pressed students.

To student leaders, fee increase plan is like a two-pronged joke, Chico Enterprise-Record
Student leaders at Chico State University, and on the other 22 campuses in the California State University system, feel like Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has pulled sort of a good news/bad news joke on them.

Students falsified Peterson survey, Fresno Bee
Several university students said Thursday that they fabricated survey results that factored into a judge's decision to move Scott Peterson's capital murder trial out of Modesto.

Geology student has a rock-solid attitude, Bakersfield Californian
Venezuelan continuing her education at CSUB after instability in native land.

Tuition plan may hit students hard, Daily Breeze
Marlene Dominguez is a typical California State University, Dominguez Hills student — at 32 she’s no longer a teenager, she has two young children and she commutes from another city to the Carson campus.

Members seek union recognition, San Bernardino Sun
Teaching associates, graduate assistants, tutors and graders requested Thursday that the Cal State system recognize their union.

Harold H. Haak dies at age 68 Former Fresno State president led school through tough times, Fresno Bee
Harold H. Haak, a scholar who guided Fresno State's transition from a troubled college into a broad and growing university, died Friday afternoon [Dec. 26] in Fresno. He was 68.

Fight over secret UC records, San Francisco Chronicle
The University of California may be forced by a state superior court judge to divulge transcripts of closed-door meetings at which the UC Board of Regents made a controversial move to shift management of its pension fund investments to outside firms.

Report: California spends less, gets less in public schools, North County Times
California spends less money per student on schools than most other states in the nation and its students rank lower than the national average in math and reading, according to a newly released study from Education Week, a national magazine.

How to get into California's public colleges, Oakland Tribune
California offers three systems of public higher education: University of California, California State University and California Community Colleges.

Inequality 101: A public education is not the same for all students, Oakland Tribune
Many students left ill-prepared for college.

Colleges chancellor anxious to see new budget, Los Angeles Daily News
Concerned about being left out of talks that led to a deal to trim $2 billion in education funding from the next school year, the chancellor of the state's community colleges said Thursday that he's anxiously awaiting details of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's budget plan to be released today.

Keene, LaMalfa say budget pain will be shared by many, Chico Enterprise-Record
Butte County's two resident legislators say they recognize the importance of higher education to the local economy, but they see no honest way to fight for the local dollars while the state is awash in red ink.

Renewing His Focus on Schools, Bush Proposes Spending Increase, New York Times
President Bush said on Thursday that he would propose increased spending on a number of education programs in the budget he sends to Congress next month. But Democrats said the election-year proposal would not change what they called Mr. Bush's record of consistently underfinancing education.

Fashion Schools Get Real, Wall St. Journal
Fashion schools are adapting to changing needs of the marketplace.

$72-Million Gift Completes Duke U. Capital Campaign With a Flourish, Chronicle of Higher Education
Duke University announced on Thursday that it had received a gift of $72-million, the largest in its history, from two alumni, Peter M. and Ruth Virginia Lilly Nicholas, of Boston.

British Proposal to Increase Tuition Meets Opposition From Left and Right, Chronicle of Higher Education
Prime Minister Tony Blair's Labor government on Thursday published long-awaited details of its plans to overhaul British higher education by, among other things, allowing universities in England and Wales to charge tuition fees of up to $5,450 per year.

Canada's Billion-Dollar Controversy, Chronicle of Higher Education
A major attempt to attract research stars has netted few women, leading to charges of bias.

Editorial: The deal and the reality, Sacramento Bee
Through quiet negotiation with the state's largest teachers union and other education groups, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has managed to shave $2 billion off the amount the schools would have been entitled to next year.

Dan Walters: Willie Brown -- a 'piece of living art' -- leaves little as legacy, Sacramento Bee
Movie star-turned-governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's first State of the State address and first budget overshadowed another historic political event this week: the retirement of Willie Brown after nearly 40 years in public office.

Bracing for the budget cuts, Orange County Register
College students, the poor and Medi-Cal recipients expect hard hits when the governor unveils his spending plan today.

Governor's Budget Targets Cities, Counties, Los Angeles Times
Schwarzenegger's plan would take $1.3 billion from local governments. It also would cut transit projects and health care for the low income.

Personal Tie Led Unlikely Allies to Education Deal, Los Angeles Times
Governor enlisted a teachers union chief in talks that spawned the bid to defer $2 billion.

Schools Win, Lose in Governor's Proposal, Los Angeles Times
Schwarzenegger says he will raise funding 2% but withhold $2 billion owed to districts and community colleges.

Property tax shift proposed, Sacramento Bee
The budget proposed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today will take $1.3 billion of property tax from local governments to offset the state's obligation to pay for schools, sources said Thursday.

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