New enrollment data was released last week by the University of California showing that admissions of white and California resident students declined among freshmen who plan to attend a UC school this fall. Of the projected 37,151 freshmen who will attend a UC school, white students fell from 29.8 percent in 2009 to 26.3 in 2010, while students from out-of-state or overseas ticked up to 8
What if California could fix its enormous budget deficit with a single policy change that would potentially cut billions out of the state budget without sacrificing the quality of services that Californians receive?
After losing in the first round, Governor Schwarzenegger has again applied for federal dollars through the “Race to the Top” initiative hoping to secure $700 million for California’s public school system. The Governor staged a public signing of the application in Long Beach, California.
A coalition of students, parents, school boards, and California educational organizations has filed a lawsuit against the state seeking to declare the current school financing system unconstitutional, and to direct the California governor and legislature to create a system that is "sound, stable and sufficient."
What do most homeschooling instructors look like? Are they mothers, fathers, grandparents, or neighbors? And what is the state of homeschooling in California today?
A poll conducted by the Public Policy Institute of California and released on April 28, found that while Californians have become increasingly concerned about cuts to K-12 education, they remain wary of paying higher taxes to fund what is needed to prevent those cuts.
The Monte Vista Christian School in Watsonville has replaced its history textbooks with the iPad for use in the classroom. Introduced as a pilot project among AP students last week, competition between the iPad and a traditional heavy and expensive textbook is formally underway.
As has been widely reported, the decision in November 2009 by the University of California to increase student tuition by more than 30 percent set off a wave of criticism and protests throughout the state. Unfortunately, this significant jump in tuition is something California students have been grappling with for several years.
To better assess many of California's problems and some possible solutions, the following is from an interview I conducted this week with former New Mexico Governor, Gary Johnson.
