Mikhail Zinshteyn
CalMatters-
Cal State has a goal to graduate 40% of its freshmen within four years. It now graduates 36% 鈥� it鈥檚 highest rate ever. On other goals, the system is further behind. -
Cal State officials are projecting a 2025-26 budget hole of about $400 million to $800 million. They are warning of layoffs and academic cuts. -
Lawmakers approved two bills to allow some community colleges to provide bachelor鈥檚 degrees in nursing. That鈥檚 setting up another conflict with the California State University, which already offers these bachelor鈥檚 degrees. -
Gov. Newsom鈥檚 latest budget proposal cuts the Middle Class Scholarship to $100 million. The Legislature wants to provide more than $900 million for it. -
Student loan borrowers can become eligible for lower payments or faster debt forgiveness by applying for federal loan consolidation by June 30. -
Two major forces are at play: Gov. Gavin Newsom scaled back his promise of increased financial support for Cal State, while university officials agreed to 5% salary increases earlier this year. -
After a federal financial aid glitch, students will have more time to apply for state aid. -
A new federal student aid application is blocking some students from completing their forms. Now California legislators are trying to extend the deadline for state student aid. -
Members of the California Faculty Association approve a two-year agreement that the union and administration hammered out after a strike last month that lasted one day. -
When parents without Social Security numbers try to fill out the aid application on behalf of their children, they are blocked from continuing. Federal officials are offering no information about when the problem will be fixed. -
The proposal would have meant challenging a federal law that bars employers from hiring undocumented immigrants. Advocates requesting the change argue that the University of California, as a state agency, is exempt from that law. -
Cal State faculty agrees to a 5% raise after months of negotiations.
