Last year, Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law the California College Promise, which waives the first year of community college tuition for full-time students. A new bill introduced last week would make community college free. Assembly Bill 2 (AB 2) would add a second year the California College Promise, which would give more people a […]

An investigation by the state attorney general’s office claims that a loan company engaged in illegal debt collection practices, which will lead to almost 35,000 former Corinthian College students in California to  have the remainder of their private loan balances forgiven and some may receive payment refunds. Last month, state Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra claimed […]

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 […]

Randall Lofton, 20 year old: ”I screen-shot it and I saved it. And he was basically saying, like, ‘Don’t quit, you’re very hardworking in this class. The course is almost over; I appreciate your participation. I appreciate how you’re very diligent and very intrigued by the work.’ That touched me that somebody was paying attention. […]

Asians in the San Gabriel Valley and beyond joined forces Friday to rally against a proposed Senate constitutional amendment that they said would punish their children for working hard to achieve the American Dream. Olivia Liao, president of the Joint Chinese University Alumni Association, said Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 5 is racist because it allows […]

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

With just days to spare before a July 1 deadline sends subsidized Stafford loan rates up from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent, a group of senators from both parties announced a plan that would link interest rates on new federally backed loans to the financial markets. The deal would avert a costly rate hike for […]

According to the Sacramento Bee, Governor Jerry Brown wants to “limit the number of credits students can accumulate. He also proposes changing the funding formula to pay schools for students who complete courses.” Making it more difficult for older students, those who have jobs and families and may attend part time. “It’s probably closing the door […]