A study by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education predicts that the number of students graduating from high schools in the United States will peak next year and then fall gradually…
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Enrollment Climbs at Some Cal State Campuses, Tumbles at Others
Students walk on the campus of Cal State San Marcos on Dec. 3, 2024. (Photo by Amy DiPierro/EdSource) Diego Lopez, a student in his last year at Cal State San Marcos, gives…
‘Shop with a Cop’: Hundreds of San Diego Children Treated to Free Shopping Spree
San Diego County Probation officers, 2024 “Shop with a Cop” hosts, pose with the children they partnered with for the event. County News Center photo Over the weekend, San Diego County Probation…
Black California Students Want More Support; New Law Names Colleges That Serve Them Best
Professor James W. Reede Jr. lectures students on the environmental impacts of California policies in the seminar hall of the Black Honors College at Sacramento State University on Oct. 3, 2024. (Photo…
San Diegan Sarah Gao Selected to Represent California in U.S. Senate Youth Program
Sarah Gao. Photo via @EPAregion9 X Sarah Gao, a San Diego high school senior, was named Wednesday to represent California in the 63rd annual United States Senate Youth Program by State Superintendent…
One-Third of Indigenous Students in California Were Chronically Absent Last Year
Tishmal Herrera, Ms. UCR Powwow Princess 2023-24, dances at a performance during Native American Celebration Day at the state Capitol in Sacramento on Sept. 22, 2023. (Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr./CalMatters) As…
Ex-SDUSD Administrator Sues Over Alleged Harassment by Former Superintendent
Former San Diego Unified School District Superintendent Lamont Jackson in 2022. Photo by Chris Stone The San Diego Unified School District and its former superintendent, Lamont Jackson, are being sued by a…
California Bill Would Give Public University Admission Priority to Slaves’ Descendants
Assemblymember Isaac Bryan, seen here speaking on the Assembly floor at the state Capitol on March 27, 2023, plans to introduce a bill that would give college admission priority to the descendants…
UC San Diego Joins $75 Million Global Effort to Boost USAID’s Fight Against Poverty
USAID assisting the people of Djibouti with access to potable water. Photo via @USAID X UC San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy will join a worldwide group of research institutions…
Almost Half of Muslim Students at California Universities Cite Harassment, Survey Says
A Muslim woman records a speech at Southwestern College in March 2017. (Photo by Chris Stone/Times of San Diego) Almost half of Muslim students at California colleges and universities report being targets…