April 26, 2007
CSU/Campus News
Inside Higher Ed 4/26/07
By Scott Jaschik
In December, the psychology department at California State University of Long Beach added three statements to its Web site — all under the new heading of “Statements on Controversial Issues.”
Daily Bulletin 4/26/07
By Sahra Susman
As education institutions continue to evaluate issues of campus safety and violence, Cal Poly Pomona is working to encourage an atmosphere of communication.
Press-Telegram 4/26/07
By Kevin Butler
A Cal State Long Beach psychology professor has come under fire from a group that alleges he espouses anti-Semitic views in his research on Jews.
Chico News & Review 4/26/07
By Melissa Daugherty
The dairy cattle grazing in the pasture at Chico State University's farm don't look out of the ordinary. The herd of jersey and jersey-crosses stand about knee-deep in the lush vegetation of their irrigated home, and do what cows do best: eat.
Times-Herald 4/26/07
California Maritime Academy cadets and staff take to the sea in the Golden Bear early Sunday morning to put what they've learned in the classroom to use.
Sacramento Bee 4/26/07
By Lakiesha McGhee
Angela Tate's pet project began about two months ago, when her son's classmate expressed interest in the Caltech T-shirt he was wearing.
California News
San Francisco Chronicle 4/26/07
By Nanette Asimov, Amr Emam
If working conditions at the middle school where Jim Lammers taught for 11 years had not been "set up to fail," he might have stuck around. But like thousands of other teachers across California, the former Marin County teacher of the year quit the profession in frustration.
San Francisco Chronicle 4/26/07
By Nanette Asimov
As state politicians gear up to make 2008 the "Year of Education Reform," California residents say they have little faith in the ability of leaders -- including Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger -- to improve the schools.
San Francisco Chronicle 4/26/07
By Tanya Schevitz
An initiative that would increase funding for California's community colleges and lower student fees to $15 per unit has qualified for the next statewide ballot, the Secretary of State's Office announced Wednesday.
Sacramento Bee 4/26/07
By Phillip Reese
Emotionally troubled students at Sacramento State are often waiting two months for follow-up appointments because of a massive backlog at the college's counseling center, officials there said.
California Chronicle 4/25/07
On a unanimous vote, the Senate Appropriations Committee Monday approved legislation to bring greater transparency and public access to executive compensation actions at both the University of California (UC) and the California State University (CSU).
Orange County Register 4/26/07
By Teri Sforza
Violence is not unknown to local community colleges.
National News
L.A. Times 4/26/07
By Joel Rubin,
Disillusioned with the pace of reform in America's public schools, two of the country's leading education philanthropists have tapped ex-Los Angeles schools chief and former Colorado Gov. Roy Romer to head a campaign aimed at forcing education into the forefront of the 2008 presidential campaign.
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