April 10, 2007
CSU/Campus News
Greenbiz 4/9/07
Construction has begun at California State University, Fresno on a solar panel-topped parking structure system being built by Chevron Energy Solutions, a Chevron subsidiary, that will be the largest of its kind at any university in the United States.
Sacramento News & Review 4/5/07
By Seth Sandronsky
President Alexander Gonzalez came to CSUS in 2003. That year, a total of seven full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty members resigned--three less than the year before.
North County Times 4/10/07
By David Garrick
Panoramic views of North County and a unique blend of architecture were two things about Cal State San Marcos that caught the attention of Steve Lake, a man from Las Vegas who visits college campuses as a hobby.
Modesto Bee 4/10/07
By Michael R. Shea
California State University, Stanislaus, and city officials touched off a controversy in September when they suggested changing the name of Monte Vista Avenue to University Avenue. Now they're looking to compromise with a combination.
Manteca Bulletin 4/10/07
By Vince Rembulat
Plans are in the works to bring actual college courses to Ripon High. Under a partnership with California State University, Stanislaus, the high school site would serve as a college satellite campus.
Editorials/Commentary
L.A. Daily News 4/10/07
The University of California's elite campuses are certainly sources of pride for the Golden State. But the reality is that the majority of the higher educating in California goes on at the not-so-elite colleges and universities, such as California State University, Northridge.
San Francisco Chronicle 4/10/07
After then hand-wringing wait to win admission to a college campus comes a new challenge: paying the four-year bill that can easily top $100,000.
North County Times 4/9/07
The Californian
On the surface, the recent collapse of the 5-year-old plan to build an education complex in Temecula would seem discouraging, but it could turn out to be a blessing, giving the city a chance to reconsider
San Gabriel Valley Tribune 4/10/07
It's pretty much a given that any high school student applying for college must face the dreaded SAT. However, for his family, a more foreboding test is the 100-question Free Application for Student Aid or FAFSA.
California News
San Francisco Chronicle 4/10/07
By Lance Williams
Three trustees of City College of San Francisco say they want an investigation to result from a Chronicle story that described political fundraising abuses in the college's 2005 bond issue campaign.
National News
Inside Higher Ed 4/10/07
By Elizabeth Redden
Lasting improvements to the K-12 school system may well end up starting in the classrooms – and so colleges of education are logical starting places for education reform.
Inside Higher Ed 4/10/07
By Andy Guess
Colleges rely on high schools to produce students who can do college-level work. But, according to a study released today, college professors and high-school educators don’t necessarily see eye-to-eye on what the curriculum for college-prepared students should be.
Union-Tribune 4/10/07
By Sherry Saavedra
What students learn in high school doesn't match with what they need to know as college freshmen, according to a national study released yesterday.
Mercury News 4/10/07
By Sharon Noguchi
First came grade inflation, a trend in which teachers reward most students with A's and B's. Now researchers have documented "test-score inflation."
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