August 29, 2012, 12:05 AM
A sophomore at UC Berkeley, June Ahn comes from a family whose income is just enough to put her past the reach of much financial aid. So, like many students, Ahn is using loans to underwrite her education. To make matters worse, she comes from Washington, not California, so she pays 2.5 times...
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July 24, 2012, 12:05 AM
Nearly half of the state’s community colleges and a handful of other higher education institutions now disburse student financial aid on debit cards through contracts with Higher One, a financial firm that has garnered increasing scrutiny for charging multiple fees, aggressive marketing...
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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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December 14, 2010, 12:05 AM
Have you ever gone to pick up some official document and winced when you saw the Xerox bill? When that happened to Terry Francke, lawyer for the Californians Aware good government group, he filed a lawsuit under the state Public Records Act. Francke’s target is the Contra Costa...
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November 17, 2010, 9:05 PM
A widening gap between ideals and reality is starkly evident in a new survey which shows Californians want the state to spend more on public higher education even as they reject revenue-raising solutions at the ballot box. They also seem to be in a state of denial about the depth of the...
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