Fake shake turns real at CSUMB, Salinas Californian
Actors simulate dead people, then the ground rolls.

CSU Stanislaus classroom building renamed, Turlock Journal
The Classroom Building at California State University, Stanislaus, has been established since 1965, and is a central hub of activity for the large number of students who frequent the building for their studies.

Student named a UC regent, Davis Enterprise
Adam Rosenthal, a second-year law student at UC Davis with keen interest in education and public policy, was confirmed last week as a member of the university system's governing body for 2005-06.

Cancer Funds Misspent, UCI Auditors Say, Los Angeles Times
Investigation finds that a division head diverted as much as $2.3 million intended for research.

Community college faculty fights planned 7% pay cut, San Francisco Chronicle
The Contra Costa Community College District is in turmoil over how to climb out of its financial mess, and a proposal to cut faculty pay by 7 percent has intensified the animosity between instructors and administrators.

Local School a Major Pipeline to UC, Los Angeles Times
Moorpark College boasts the leading transfer rate to the University of California system for a campus of its size.

Seeing District's Obstacles as Opportunities, Los Angeles Times
Centinela Valley's new chief puts her training to the test, facing a secession bid and a threat of state takeover.

Taking Heat Off Students, Los Angeles Times
Pupils in Death Valley can travel 60 miles to school in sweltering buses. To cut costs and spare kids, the district may try a four-day week.

Teachers want tax credit restored, Ventura County Star
Hoping to change the minds of Sacramento lawmakers, officials from the Simi Educators Association, Simi Valley's teachers union, are gathering signatures on a statewide petition to bring back the California teacher tax credit.

Financial assistance goes wanting at PCC, San Gabriel Valley Tribune
Community colleges have started buying billboards, radio and television commercials and newspaper advertisements to bring attention to millions of dollars still available in financial aid.

COD enrollment down; fees blamed, The Desert Sun
For the first time in a decade, fall semester total enrollment at College of the Desert has dropped both in head count and course registrations.

Vetting Those Foreign College Application, New York Times
World Education Services is the largest company in a little-known field. Perhaps 80 companies nationwide evaluate educational credentials, producing about 175,000 reports yearly. Without them, the vast American export market in education would grind to a halt.

Growth of Educational Institutions Fuel Search for Space, New York Times
Until fairly recently, most educational institutions preferred to own their space.

Politics Aside, a School's Real Success, New York Times
In a broader sense, it is Mr. McCollough who has sounded the wake-up alarm here, 55 miles northeast of Atlanta. Under his leadership, 89 percent of Gainesville Elementary's students passed the state English-language arts test and 94 percent passed the math test.

As It Seeks More Room, Columbia Treads Carefully, Chronicle of Higher Education
A planned $5-billion development in neighboring Harlem reawakens old animosities.

Study Bolsters Case For Tuition Vouchers, Washington Post
Students using vouchers to attend private schools in Milwaukee graduate at a higher rate than students enrolled in Milwaukee public schools, according to a study released yesterday by supporters of that city's voucher program.

Opinion: Honeymoons brief for college presidents, North County Times
Three college presidents began their campus honeymoons in North County this year.

Editorial: Beyond ABC, San Bernardino Sun
Teachers can't be expected to do the job alone.

Editorial: Rising CSU fees are likely to keep coming, Oakland Tribune
After two years in which student fees -- or tuition, to use the politically incorrect term -- have risen more than 40 percent, it looks like California State University students are in for more hikes.

Peter Schrag: Coming on Nov. 2 ballot: A lot more of the same, Sacramento Bee
It's understandable why the leaders of California's cities and counties are gung-ho for Propositions 1A and 65, the measures on November's ballot that would stop the state from treating their revenues as a sort of perpetual sinking fund.

Dan Walters: One-of-a-kind Burton exits Capitol with typical flourish, Sacramento Bee
There is, one suspects, a secret, underground laboratory where technicians and their machines stamp out politicians.

Governor signs flurry of measures, Sacramento Bee
New laws boost girls' sports access, curb mercury in vaccines.

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CSU joins global alliance for online learning, CSU Public Affairs
Organizations from Australia, Canada, Europe, Japan and the United States today announced a global alliance to make shared online learning resources available to educators and students around the world.

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