Opinion: Calif. budget threatens college admission policy, Baltimore
Sun
Last week, California State University at Long Beach denied admission
to 13,000 applicants fully qualified to enter as freshmen this fall.
Editorial: Power to the People, Wall St.
Journal
California's economy and governance have taken a marked turn for the
better, and the reason deserves more attention: Credit belongs to the
voters of California, and to the leverage they've been able to wield
against an entrenched political class through ballot initiatives.
Letters to the Editor, Chico Enterprise-Record
Good minds being wasted.
Editorial: A flawed college plan,
San Francisco Chronicle
The Governor's proposal to cut freshman enrollments at the University
of California and the California State University systems by 10 percent
this fall, and instead send an estimated 8,000 students to community
colleges, threatens a public university system that has played a dominant
role in California's evolution.
Editorial: Give single-sex education a chance, Oakland Tribune
The anecdotal evidence is intriguing. Students who have struggled with
academics and discipline blossom when they are enrolled in single-sex
classes.
Opinion: Schools: Give all kids a head start, Sacramento
Bee
Not so long ago, California was a state that showed the world how to
educate its people for productive, prosperous lives. It had a K-12 system
that was a beacon for the nation.
Daniel Weintraub: Governor's views
on how to lead may ensnare him, Sacramento Bee
The confusion over gay marriage wasn't the first time, and probably
won't be the last, that Schwarzenegger has left supporters and opponents
wondering what he is up to.
Editorial: Expand charter options, Sacramento Bee
Allow public colleges to sponsor schools.
Opinion: California schools: Give all high school students course loads
of college-bound, Sacramento Bee
Skills required for higher ed are the same as for the workplace and
voting.
Dan Walters: Schwarzenegger was big
winner, but there also were losers, Sacramento
Bee
The universal judgment among California politicians and media analysts
is that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger emerged from this month's election
as the big winner.
Dan Walters: Four years after high-tech bust began, how is state doing?, Sacramento
Bee
California, ground zero for the high-tech explosion, enjoyed a disproportionate
share of its positive impacts, and suffered a disproportionate share
of the subsequent implosion's negative effects.
Editorial: Schools: Keep the Ax Sharp,
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles school board gave near-unanimous approval last week
to a $400-million package of spending reductions that shrank its budget
hole and polished its public image. But the hardest work is yet to come.
Opinion: Can Separate Ever Be Equal? For Girls, Answer Isn't Simple, Los Angeles Times
Evidence suggests single-sex classes might offer benefits, but we must
be cautious.
Editorial: UCLA's failure, Los Angeles Daily News
The cadaver scandal won't go away without a thorough investigation
Editorial: Cadaver scandal,
San Diego Union-Tribune
University failed to take basic precautions.
Editorial: Chartering a course for better schools, Orange County Register
College for kindergartners? Not exactly. But something in that direction.
Opinion: Toward Affirmative Action for Economic Diversity, Chronicle
of Higher Education
When Lawrence H. Summers, president of Harvard University, recently
announced a plan to deal with the barriers to economic diversity at
Harvard, he put the spotlight on higher education's dirty little secret:
While colleges have admirably focused on creating racially integrated
student bodies, they haven't given comparable help to economically disadvantaged
students.
