S.F. State sports fee defeated, San Francisco Chronicle
Students at San Francisco State failed to approve a fee increase that would have enabled the school to maintain its 16 varsity sports as well as recreational and intramural athletic activities.

Profile: Alexander Gonzalez, Sacramento Business Journal
It's tempting to write that Alex Gonzalez is a fortunate man, that except for this and that he might have been a short-lived gang member in the perilous East Los Angeles barrio. But his history suggests that was never going to happen.

Outspoken right-wing Israel advocate faces five-year S.F. State suspension, Jewish News Weekly of Northern California
Unabashed pro-Israel advocate Tatiana Menaker is facing a potential five-year suspension from San Francisco State University after a pattern of “disruptive behavior,” in the words of school officials.

Students think small for housing solutions, San Luis Obispo Tribune
Five apartment units with communal space and a garden squeezed into an alley? Cal Poly architecture students tackle city's crisis with creative use of space.

No on-site brewski at CSUH, Oakland Tribune
The 13,000-student campus is one of six schools in the 23-institution California State University system where beer taps don't flow for students, faculty members and staff.

Gwynn's team gets 'huge' lift, San Diego Union-Tribune
Aztec Invitational windfall to SDSU.

Rallies denounce college budget cuts, Oakland Tribune
Four hundred empty chairs stood silent sentinel over a rally Tuesday at University of California, Berkeley to illustrate the impact proposed state budget cuts will have on student access to public colleges.

S.F. developer selected for hotel-meeting center near UC Berkeley campus, San Francisco Chronicle
UC Berkeley has named a development team for a hotel and convention center that would be built near campus in the city's downtown, university officials announced Tuesday.

UCLA Suspends Body-Donor Program After Alleged Abuses, Los Angeles Times
Medical school's actions follow accusations that cadavers have been sold illegally to outsiders.

U.C.L.A. Halts Donations of Cadavers, New York Times
The University of California, Los Angeles, said Tuesday that it was suspending its cadaver donation program at least until completion of an investigation into accusations of trafficking in body parts.

School Rankings Rankle Some, Los Angeles Times
Campuses can find themselves stuck among the state's bottom 10% despite improved test scores.

Elementary test scores improve; high schools lag, Sacramento Bee
Elementary schools in California are showing improvement on academic tests, but high schools continue to struggle and should undergo reform, according to state education officials who released base Academic Performance Index scores Tuesday.

Schools emulate desert academic program, San Bernardino Sun
As school districts in the state search for new strategies to raise their Academic Performance Index scores, one High Desert district is blazing a new academic trail.

Schools' Reward for Achievement Is Frustration, Los Angeles Times
For the fourth year in a row, students at Wilson Elementary in Santa Ana have far surpassed expectations on statewide standardized tests. But once again, the improving school has landed in the academic basement among California's public schools.

Board asked to condemn campus hate speech, North County Times
The board of Palomar College was told Tuesday night that administrators are prepared to take disciplinary measures against a man who is said to have stunned an English class last month by shouting into the classroom that the professor was homosexual.

California Colleges Have Made Progress on Gender Equity in Sports, Report Finds, but Problems Remain, Chronicle of Higher Education
California's schools, colleges, and universities have made strides toward gender equity in sports, but only about 8 percent of the state's community colleges have satisfactory participation rates for men and women, and university athletics staffs have large pay disparities among male and female coaches, according to a new report.

Reform causes subject shift, USA Today
President Bush's No Child Left Behind education reform is prompting many elementary schools to spend less time on social studies — the arts, geography, history and foreign languages — and more time on math, reading and science, a survey finds.

More demands, fewer counselors, Christian Science Monitor
The job of a high school guidance counselor is only getting tougher. Budget deficits have forced districts in cities such as San Jose, Calif., Greenville S.C.; Yonkers, N.Y.; and Chicago to cut counseling jobs.

Lawmakers consider 40 percent tuition hike at CU, CSU, San Bernardino Sun/AP
Lawmakers are considering a 40 percent tuition hike at the University of Colorado and Colorado State University next year as they struggle to come up with $194 million to balance the budget.

At Poor Schools, Time Stops on the Library's Shelves, New York Times
At a poor school, the library is often the last priority, and at Williams, it has been neglected for decades.

Editorial: Cal Poly Pomona resolves bus route, San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Cal Poly Pomona students who ride Foothill Transit to and from classes no longer have access to a centrally located stop on campus and must walk about a mile to a public stop on Temple Avenue near the school.

Peter Schrag: Poison politics and California's 'unholy trinity', Sacramento Bee
When he was sworn in as Assembly speaker last month, Fabian Nunez issued brave words about a new spirit of cooperation and bipartisanship in Sacramento. But everything in the system that put him in his exalted position says precisely the opposite.

Dan Walters: November ballot could be another socioeconomic battleground, Sacramento Bee
Occasionally - once every decade or two - powerful California political currents merge to create a whirlpool of intersecting conflicts that force voters to make some truly fundamental decisions about the society in which they live.

Timm Herdt: A door we shouldn't open, Ventura County Star
Proposed college cuts could do long-term harm.

Editorial: Class-size an issue, Bakersfield Californian
Proposal would adjust teacher-student ratio in first three grades.

In about-face, governor picks prisons monitor, Sacramento Bee
If confirmed, former prosecutor Matthew Cate will lead agency to root out corruption.

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