One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today.
This archival content was originally written for and published on KPCC.org. Keep in mind that links and images may no longer work — and references may be outdated.
Cal State Trustees Hear Concerns And Praise For Proposed Changes To Admission Requirement
Students concerned over a proposal to add an extra year of high school math or math skills to the Cal State admissions requirements raised a protest banner outside of a trustees' public forum at Cal State Long Beach.
(
Adolfo Guzman-Lopez/KPCC
)
Listen
0:56
Cal State Trustees Hear Concerns And Praise For Proposed Changes To Admission Requirement
California State University trustees heard strong opinions from parents, professors, and advocates at a public forum to discuss a plan to add a year of math or math skills to the Cal State admissions application.
Most of the four dozen people who addressed the trustees during the public comment period at Thursday's forum in Long Beach forum said the proposed admission requirement would shut out students in high schools with few teachers qualified to teach advanced math or classes that use math skills, like coding. The proposed change would disproportionately impact students of color, they argued.
Cal State Chancellor Tim White said the change would help students.
"We believe that additional quantitative reasoning preparation in high school increases the likelihood that a student will stay enrolled at the university," he said.
The proposal goes to the full board of trustees next month with a possible vote in November.
One year ago, Congress voted to defund public media, eliminating a critical $1.7 million from our budget every year going forward. But they couldn’t silence us, and we’re not going anywhere. LAist is now 100% community funded and that means we’re taking our future into our own hands and turning to you to keep local reporting strong.
You come to LAist because you want independent reporting and trustworthy local information. Our nonprofit newsroom doesn’t answer to shareholders looking to turn a profit. Instead, we answer to you and our communities. We are free to follow facts wherever they lead and to hold power to account without fear or favor. Our only loyalty is to our readers and listeners and our mission: to inform, engage, and strengthen Southern California’s communities.
If this story helped you, please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
You come to LAist because you want independent reporting and trustworthy local information. Our nonprofit newsroom doesn’t answer to shareholders looking to turn a profit. Instead, we answer to you and our communities. We are free to follow facts wherever they lead and to hold power to account without fear or favor. Our only loyalty is to our readers and listeners and our mission: to inform, engage, and strengthen Southern California’s communities.
If this story helped you, please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
Senior Vice President News, Editor in Chief
