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Too few students are successfully making the jump from California's community colleges to four-year universities. What's holding them back?

Marjorie Blen compared the overwhelming process of transferring from City College of San Francisco to San Francisco State University to trying to solve a puzzle. Though she was applying for the same major — sociology — the requirements were different for each campus in the California State University and University of California systems. Blen described a “very, very discouraging” process of cross-referencing each school,... <span class="read-more&q...

AB 928 is a recent law aimed at streamlining general education requirements in California’s colleges and universities.

By Isabel Alegría Public Advocates Inc., the first public interest law firm on the West Coast and among the first in the nation, launched its 50th Anniversary celebration on Tuesday to honor its legacy of five decades as a champion for the rights of low-income communities and people of color in California. Since it first […]| By Isabel Alegría Public Advocates Inc., the first public interest law firm on the West Coast and among the first in the nation, launched its 50th Anniversary celebrati...

John Boyd, president of the National Black Farmers Association (NBFA), said he’s calling out PepsiCo for discrimination after a year and a half of talks that produced no contract. Boyd claims that PepsiCo, a multinational company that produces food and beverages, had made a verbal agreement with the NBFA. In a press release on Jan. […]| John Boyd, president of the National Black Farmers Association (NBFA), said he’s calling out PepsiCo for discrimination after a year and a half of talks th...

A state law called for cutting back on remedial education at California Community Colleges, but many colleges still offer these courses. Higher ed advocates say the classes keep students from earning degrees. Frustrated students agree.