College athletes in California could soon be getting paid, thanks to a proposed legislation introduced earlier this year. However, the money will not be coming from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). State Senator Nancy Skinner introduced Senate Bill 206 (SB 206), which would allow players to get compensated for sponsorship opportunities. The proposed legislation […]

Concern over increasing tuition rates and soaring student debt has driven a rapidly expanding campaign for free public higher education at the local, state, and national level. In California, lawmakers, political candidates and education advocates are among those pushing for ways to get rid of fees and other costs for some students. This fall, San […]

A new state audit that was recently released is claiming that the California State University system has unjustifiably hired more management personnel than is needed over the years and has been paying them raises more than needed. The Sacramento Bee reports: There were nearly 4,000 managers in the CSU system during the 2015-16 academic year, […]

They are called “student success fees” and they offer the promise of more classes and programs and improved graduation rates for thousands of California State University students. But critics say they are a thinly veiled attempt to shift more education costs to students — without increasing tuition. Read Full Article Here

The Sacramento Bee is reporting that both Sen. Anthony Cannella, R-Ceres, and Assemblyman Jeff Gorell, R-Camarillo, have introduced a pair of bills that would freeze tuition at the University of California and California State University for the seven-year duration of the higher tax rates mandated by Proposition 30. Since voters approved the tax measure last […]