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UC admits more Californians, but elite campuses stay selective

Admission offers to out-of-state students, including many international students, also increased.

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Why a new Trump policy could expel thousands of adult students from classes

The U.S. Department of Education says adult students without legal status are now banned from certain courses. Teens at public K-12 districts could see changes too.

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California schools regain federal money they counted on after Trump releases hold

After withholding roughly $900 million from California’s K-12 and adult schools, the Education Department said today that it will release the money starting next week. But schools must agree to certain conditions first.

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Education Department says it's releasing more than $5 billion in frozen grants

The grants fund a wide range of education programs, including migrant education, services for English language learners and adult education.

California’s $14 billion investment in expanded learning transforms summer schools

West Contra Costa Unified demonstrates the impact of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s little-heralded Expanded Learning Opportunity Program.

Three children wearing backpacks are kneeling down talking to one another as one student holds a packet of paper. More students are behind them doing the same thing in another group. A lake sits behind them with a metal fence in between them.

Cal State is still in the red despite tuition increase and spending cuts

Cal State has a budget shortfall that now totals $2.3 billion. It has laid off workers, cut classes and says it can’t give pay raises.

Four college students outdoors. Three of them are sitting on concrete benches, two female students scrolling through their phones, and a male student is out of focus. Another male student is walking down the stairs, they’re all dressed casually in jeans, sweaters, sneakers, and backpacks. It’s a gloomy day and there are some yellow flowers in the background.

What borrowers should know about student loan changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill

Now that President Donald Trump has signed Republicans' massive overhaul of the federal student loan program, we explain what's set to change.

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Trump administration releases after school grant money — with a catch

California will get the federal money withheld for after-school programs, but spending must comply with Trump’s priorities.

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This nearly 100-year-old ballad tells the story of mass deportations. Is history repeating itself?

Indiscriminate raids. Removal of U.S. citizens. Pressure to leave the country. For UC Irvine professor and evolutionary biologist Adriana Darielle Mejía Briscoe, the answer is yes.

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Inland Empire confronts obstacles to sending students to college

Local and state leaders are targeting the region of 4.6 million people for economic growth

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