SSU degree in engineering a good step, Press-Democrat
Sonoma County now has another piece of what some executives refer to as a self-sustaining economic ecosystem.

Cal Poly may force teams to meet graduation rate, San Luis Obispo Tribune
President Baker is expected to sign a resolution that would require a minimum 50 percent rate for teams to be eligible for postseason play.

A Green-Letter Day for Cal Poly Pomona, Los Angeles Times
Student project revamps the school's monument on Colt Hill and adds a second P to distinguish it from the Cal Poly campus to the north.

Mastering studies, Bakersfield Californian
For an almost completely blind graduate student, a university like Cal State Bakersfield is just the right size.

Hundreds get a whiff of weird science, Chico Enterprise-Record
About 400 people showed up Thursday at the greenhouse at Chico State University, next to the Bidwell Bowl Amphitheatre, as word trickled out that the corpse flower had bloomed.

University Center takes shape, Los Angeles Daily News
California State University officials plan to begin classes this fall in a remodeled Antelope Valley Fair building, which is undergoing a $3.5 million conversion into classrooms and laboratories.

Chancellor wants medical school for UC Riverside, Press-Enterprise
UC Riverside Chancellor France Cordova said Tuesday that the state budget crisis will not deter her campaign for either a medical school or a law school at the campus.

City schools sue over pensions, Sacramento Bee
Ex-official Laura Bruno concealed key facts in the CASA case, district says.

School Board Votes to Pare Subdistricts From 11 to 8, Los Angeles Times
Compromise keeps much of the current decentralized structure intact but allows for millions in savings.

Six East Bay schools finish their last chapters, Contra Costa Times
The end of school means more than shutting down for summer at several schools across the East Bay.

Officials In Calif. For School 'Recruiting', Washington Post
Mayor Anthony A. Williams and three other top District officials have gone to Southern California on what Williams described as a mission to persuade former Long Beach school superintendent Carl A. Cohn to lead the D.C. school system.

Census report: Spending, debt up for public schools, USA Today/AP
Debt for the nation's school districts rose 12% to $226 billion in the 2001-02 school year, according to Census Bureau data released Tuesday.

Opinion: CSU, UC compact with state is good deal for all, Sacramento Bee
Those who know the California State University know that its 23 campuses are struggling with the cumulative effects of more than $562 million in budget reductions in a three-year period. [By Chancellor Reed]

Letters to the Editor, Sacramento Bee
Paying for college.

Peter Schrag: Anagram of the year: Could Arnold play Ronald?, Sacramento Bee
Among the first things Ronald Reagan did when he became governor of California in 1967 was to raise taxes. And not just one tax, but nearly all taxes.

Dan Walters: Medical politics and money, from HMOs to dogs' teeth, Sacramento Bee
Health care in its myriad forms has evolved into the largest single component of the California economy, roughly $150 billion a year or 10 percent of the state's economic activity, several times larger than its nearest competitor.

Editorial: The right to be wrong, San Francisco Chronicle
As a tenured professor, Yoo is entitled to take any position he wants, however unpopular it might be. Academic rigor is enhanced by the clash of ideas.

Jay Mathews: Asking a Question, Washington Post
I am introducing a guest columnist today. This short essay sent by Richard Chapleau, chemistry teacher at Lancaster (Calif.) High School and lecturer in education at California State University, Bakersfield, was too interesting and provocative, and too well-written, to pass up.

'Mod Squad' of Democrats Reins In Assembly Liberals, Los Angeles Times
Before the election of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Mod Squad was a disorganized, powerless group of middle-of-the-road lawmakers — ideological floaters in a Legislature dominated by liberal Democrats.

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