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College Board's Revised AP African American Studies Course Draws New Criticism

The organization released the new curriculum for the Advanced Placement course after Florida rejected the pilot. The revisions removed units on Black feminist literary thought and Black Lives Matter.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his administration rejected the original curriculum for the African American studies course in January.

All This Trauma Is Adding Up. How A New Generation Is Finding Ways To Persevere And Find Hope

Students at East Los Angeles College held a vigil this week to honor the victims of a mass shooting in Monterey Park. They're focused on how to convert the trauma into a wake-up call.

A group gathers around a tree in a campus quad holding candles. The trees are uplit as it is evening and a brick column with a large E on it

Food, Shelter, Gas: How Long Beach City College Is Addressing Basic Needs For Students

The college's basic needs services started small in 2019 but is growing rapidly, setting an example for others in Southern California.

Two men and one young woman stand in the canned foods section of a food pantry, all wearing LBCC black sweatshirts and smiling.

How 4 Words Upended A University's Journalism Program, And Stirred A Reckoning Over Race

Anti-Latino slurs were published on the cover of a CSU student newspaper in October. The painful incident led to protests and soul searching at the mostly Latino campus.

Words in a white font, and black highlight that read "Mexican-American, Latinx, Indigenous, Boricua, D.R.E.A.M.E.R, Chicano/A, Hispanic" are placed in a spiral formation leading to four words that are illegible because they're covered by red blocks, as the spiral narrows towards the center the words "unsafe, defeated, mad, racist, and shocked" in red lettering lead to the end of the spiral which is becomes sharp like an arrow and pierces through the gray silhouette of student set against a red newspaper page that reads "Bulletin." The entire illustration is set against a dark gray background.

Critics Say Newsom's Proposal For Low-Performing Students Fails Most Black Students

“It’s almost the opposite of what we were asking for,” said Debra Watkins, the founder and executive director of the California-based A Black Education Network.

Four students sit at long tables lined with black tablecloths and gaze toward a screen that's out of frame behind the photographer. They have serious expressions on their faces. A television news camera points over the photographer's head in the direction of the screen.

Jackie Goldberg Chosen As Next LA Unified Board President

Goldberg takes over for Kelly Gonez.

UC Housing Problem Persists For Graduate Students

Of the roughly 113,000 beds occupied by university students, just around 17,500 are for graduate students, according to fall 2022 data.

Two students walk in the foreground as a large, decorative metal gate is shown on the UC Berkeley campus.

Why The University Of California Is Behind Schedule In Growing Enrollment Of In-State Students

Newsom expects those numbers to grow next year, still plans to give UC a 5% funding increase.

A red brick facade of a multi-story building with steps leading up to it. Students are walking on the campus.

New Biden Student Loan Plan Unveiled Amid Agency Funding Crisis

The Office of Federal Student Aid has a lot on its plate in 2023, including implementation of an ambitious new student loan repayment plan. Now it just needs money to pay for it.

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Most Unhoused Students Are Doubled-Up. What Does That Mean?

Many California students live doubled-up with other families and friends.

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