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California colleges are seeing a rise of conservative voices. Some classes are tense

Turning Point USA continues to grow on CA campuses months after Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Campuses are seeing tensions rise as conservative students become more vocal.

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UCLA just launched a massive AAPI textbook for the TikTok generation. And it's free

The digital project aims to bring overlooked histories to a TikTok generation.

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A graphic illustration of more than a dozen AAPI people through the years.

UC strike averted: Service and hospital workers union reaches tentative deal for 40,000 members

AFSCME canceled a looming open-ended strike.

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Civics education is struggling. How one South LA school teaches ‘nitty-gritty’ work of democracy

At Ánimo Pat Brown Charter High School, government class is an opportunity to register to vote, meet local elected officials and shape their community.

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A man with light skin tone and short brown hair wearing a gray hoodie stands in front of several large pieces of paper tacked to a white board. The center sheet reads "What tools do we have individually to repair our democracy? What tools do we have collectively to repair our democracy?"

California colleges went big on online learning tools. Then the worst happened

A massive hack of education platform Canvas hit California especially hard. What happens next?

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Few California teenagers preregister to vote a decade after given the option

The pre-registration program could jumpstart the civic lives of young voters, who’ve been historically underrepresented at the polls.

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A red, white and blue flier reads Register To Vote in black letters. It stands on a purple table covered in other brochures. There is a group of young women with varying skin tones and brown hair standing near by talking to one-another

Students stay in college longer when they have easier access to food, new study finds

Researchers compared students with similar backgrounds and financial circumstances.

During the day, a set of four brick pillars stand in the sun, each pillar bearing a large block letter. Together, the pillars have the letters ELAC. A student walks in between the E and the L pillars.

Tribes want Cal State to return Native remains and artifacts. Here’s why it’s not so easy

Cal State campuses have mixed records in returning Native remains and artifacts to tribes.

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Three new, ‘nimble’ bachelor degree types approved by California State University

The new degree types could be achieved with fewer credits than what’s typically required for Bachelor of Science and Arts degrees.

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Trump administration alleges UCLA medical school illegally uses race in admissions

UCLA says its med school is complying with all federal and state laws and that its admissions process is based on a comprehensive review of each applicant.

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