August 28, 2012, 12:05 AM
A controversial last-minute provision inserted last week into an education trailer bill could help the Academy of Art University in San Francisco and a handful of other sanctioned schools regain eligibility for Cal Grants next fall instead of having to wait until the following year. The...
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June 29, 2012, 12:05 AM
California high schools that serve largely Latino or African American students are failing them as pathways to college, according to a new report by a statewide education policy, research and advocacy organization. Just 10 percent of high schools that serve primarily Latino students have above...
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November 15, 2011, 12:05 AM
About 8 of 10 Palo Alto residents age 25 and older hold at least a bachelor's degree, making the Silicon Valley hotspot California's most educated city, recently released census data show. The city, which tech giants Facebook and Hewlett-Packard call home, also has the state's...
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November 1, 2011, 12:05 AM
Asian Americans overall obtain high levels of formal education, but an analysis of recent census data reveals large disparities between Asian American ethnic groups. The percentage of high school graduates is as high as 96 percent among Taiwanese Americans and as low as 61 percent among Hmong...
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October 26, 2011, 12:05 AM
Students enrolled in business-backed courses focused on career and technical skills are more likely to graduate from high school and complete the requirements to attend a California college or university, according to a study released yesterday. The report, titled "Profile of the...
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October 12, 2011, 12:05 AM
Experts warn that California needs to significantly boost the number of undergraduate degrees granted each year in order to turn around the state's economy and help the country remain competitive. But a new report [PDF] from Sacramento State University's Institute for Higher Education...
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August 8, 2011, 12:05 AM
A new report finds that it's taking increasingly more student debt to produce a degree in this country – meaning that while students are collectively paying more for an education, the nation's colleges and universities aren't producing a proportionate increase in degrees and...
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June 8, 2011, 12:05 AM
Nearly 140,000 students who were enrolled in the ninth grade in the 2007-08 school year in California will not graduate from high school this month. By contrast, some 377,498 students will receive their diplomas. The difference amounts to a loss of an average of 775 students from...
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