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Governor Signs Fast-Tracked Relief for UC Berkeley Enrollment

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 15, 2022
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Governor Signs Fast-Tracked Relief for UC Berkeley Enrollment

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – With the State Supreme Court unwilling to overtur ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – With the State Supreme Court unwilling to overturn a lower court ruling, the legislature, in a rare move that was speedy and unanimous, quickly ...

March 15, 2022
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Legislature May Lift Restrictions on Berkeley Enrollment with New Legislation

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 12, 2022
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Legislature May Lift Restrictions on Berkeley Enrollment with New Legislation

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – A week after the state’s high court left in place ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Sacramento, CA – A week after the state’s high court left in place restrictions on enrollment at UC Berkeley, legislators have introduced legislation to overturn ...

March 12, 2022
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New Legislation to Increase Voter Registration in Underperforming Counties and Civic Engagement in California Schools

Posted by Jordan
|Date: March 04, 2022
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New Legislation to Increase Voter Registration in Underperforming Counties and Civic Engagement in California Schools

By Jose Cruz Roa SACRAMENTO, CA- In the most recent presidential election, it was reported that ...

By Jose Cruz Roa SACRAMENTO, CA- In the most recent presidential election, it was reported that roughly three million people in the state of California who were eligible to vote had not been ...

March 04, 2022
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The Silent Role of Corporate Money in San Francisco’s Board of Education Recall

Posted by The Vanguard at Berkeley
|Date: March 03, 2022
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The Silent Role of Corporate Money in San Francisco’s Board of Education Recall

By Claudia Drdul San Francisco - The contentious San Francisco Board of Education recall effort re ...

By Claudia Drdul San Francisco - The contentious San Francisco Board of Education recall effort resulted in a major win for investors and venture capitalists alike on Feb. 15, when 76% of San F ...

March 03, 2022
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My View: The Critics Have It Wrong – Record Breaking Applicants Show Need for Capacity

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 26, 2022
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My View: The Critics Have It Wrong – Record Breaking Applicants Show Need for Capacity

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The ruling by the courts that could force UC Berkeley to cut back ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The ruling by the courts that could force UC Berkeley to cut back on enrollment for 3000 students in the upcoming year forced an interesting discussion across th ...

February 26, 2022
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Amid Protests and Hunger Strikes against Oakland School Closures, Community Voices Concerns of Racism and Classism

Posted by The Vanguard at Berkeley
|Date: February 23, 2022
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Amid Protests and Hunger Strikes against Oakland School Closures, Community Voices Concerns of Racism and Classism

By Kimberly Bajarias OAKLAND, CA – On Feb. 9, the Oakland Board of Education made a disheartening decis ...

By Kimberly Bajarias OAKLAND, CA – On Feb. 9, the Oakland Board of Education made a disheartening decision to close seven schools over the next two years due to alleged low enrollment and budget iss ...

February 23, 2022
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Students, Teachers, And Administration at odds in Oakland over COVID-19, Other Districts Struggle To Address Teaching Shortages

Posted by Jordan
|Date: January 24, 2022
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Students, Teachers, And Administration at odds in Oakland over COVID-19, Other Districts Struggle To Address Teaching Shortages

By Emily Andrews OAKLAND, CA - In the midst of the desperate hope for a resolution in the COVID-19 ...

By Emily Andrews OAKLAND, CA - In the midst of the desperate hope for a resolution in the COVID-19 pandemic, many institutions have eagerly resumed their functioning after having been shut down ...

January 24, 2022
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California Community Colleges Work to Improve Resources Accessible to Students of Color

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: November 03, 2021
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California Community Colleges Work to Improve Resources Accessible to Students of Color

By Jess Taylor Graduation rates and earnings for students of color have not reached California community ...

By Jess Taylor Graduation rates and earnings for students of color have not reached California community colleges' expectations. In response, they are joining a new national effort to improve these s ...

November 03, 2021
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California Becomes the First State to Offer Free Breakfast and Lunch to All Students

Posted by Linh Nguyen
|Date: October 25, 2021
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California Becomes the First State to Offer Free Breakfast and Lunch to All Students

By Andrea Michel SACRAMENTO––As students returned to schools at the start of this year’s fall term, they ...

By Andrea Michel SACRAMENTO––As students returned to schools at the start of this year’s fall term, they were greeted by a new change in lunchrooms: free breakfast and lunch for all students. Though m ...

October 25, 2021
| by Linh Nguyen

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‘Free School Meals For All’ Now in Legislative and Governor’s Plan

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: May 22, 2021
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‘Free School Meals For All’ Now in Legislative and Governor’s Plan

By Vanguard Capitol Staff Sacramento, CA – It was big news this week that a bill authored by Senator Nanc ...

By Vanguard Capitol Staff Sacramento, CA – It was big news this week that a bill authored by Senator Nancy Skinner, ‘Free School Meals for All’ has now become a two year bill. Funding for the bill ha ...

May 22, 2021
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UC Faculty Demands Job Stability, Fair Wages from the UC System, After Many Colleagues Lost Jobs, Medical Benefits

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: February 03, 2021
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UC Faculty Demands Job Stability, Fair Wages from the UC System, After Many Colleagues Lost Jobs, Medical Benefits

By Lisbeth Martinez CALIFORNIA – The University Council American Federation of Teachers (UCAFT) held a ra ...

By Lisbeth Martinez CALIFORNIA – The University Council American Federation of Teachers (UCAFT) held a rally via Zoom and Facebook live this week with many UCAFT, AFT and CFT (California Federation of ...

February 03, 2021
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California Capitol Watch: New Law Requires Ethnic Studies Courses at CSU

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: February 01, 2021
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California Capitol Watch: New Law Requires Ethnic Studies Courses at CSU

By Eric Gelber Today’s California Capitol Watch looks at AB 1460 (Weber) (ethnic studies requirement for ...

By Eric Gelber Today’s California Capitol Watch looks at AB 1460 (Weber) (ethnic studies requirement for California State University (CSU) students), which was effective on January 1st. What issue/pro ...

February 01, 2021
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California Passes AB 376, Becomes First State to Provide a Bill of Rights for Student Borrowers

Posted by Julietta Bisharyan
|Date: September 27, 2020
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California Passes AB 376, Becomes First State to Provide a Bill of Rights for Student Borrowers

By Stacy Hernandez Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 376 on Friday, making California the ...

By Stacy Hernandez Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 376 on Friday, making California the first state to provide its student borrowers with a Bill of Rights. The bill was first approved ...

September 27, 2020
| by Julietta Bisharyan

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COVID-19 Updates: County Extends Shelter in Place, Launches Dashboard, State Cancels School Year

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: April 02, 2020
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COVID-19 Updates: County Extends Shelter in Place, Launches Dashboard, State Cancels School Year

Schools Now Shift to Distance Learning On Tuesday, DJUSD announced that DJUSD schools would remain closed ...

Schools Now Shift to Distance Learning On Tuesday, DJUSD announced that DJUSD schools would remain closed through May 1. However, even that date seemed optimistic—and indeed, on Wednesday, State Supe ...

April 02, 2020
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Governor Signs Executive Order Ensuring State Funding for Schools in Event of Physical Closure

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 14, 2020
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Governor Signs Executive Order Ensuring State Funding for Schools in Event of Physical Closure

Order mandates that school districts use dollars to fund distance learning and high quality educational o ...

Order mandates that school districts use dollars to fund distance learning and high quality educational opportunities, safely provide school meals, and arrange for the supervision of students during s ...

March 14, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Prop 13 Is Exactly What California Schools Need

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: March 03, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Prop 13 Is Exactly What California Schools Need

By Tony Thurmond As the California State Superintendent of Public Instruction and as a Bay Area native, I ...

By Tony Thurmond As the California State Superintendent of Public Instruction and as a Bay Area native, I know that Proposition 13 is exactly what our schools need. For nearly two decades, I’ve been a ...

March 03, 2020
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Fiscal Transparency Legislation Introduced to Strengthen LCFF

Posted by Vanguard Administrator
|Date: January 09, 2020
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Fiscal Transparency Legislation Introduced to Strengthen LCFF

(From Press Release - Assemblymember Weber) — Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber (D- San Diego) and Assembly ...

(From Press Release - Assemblymember Weber) — Assemblymember Shirley N. Weber (D- San Diego) and Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva (D-Fullerton) have introduced a pair of bills, AB 1834 and AB 1834, t ...

January 09, 2020
| by Vanguard Administrator

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Governor Highlights the “Affordability Budget”

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 02, 2019
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Governor Highlights the “Affordability Budget”

On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom highlighted the 2019 Budget Act and what he called historic actions to “ ...

On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom highlighted the 2019 Budget Act and what he called historic actions to “help families tackle affordability challenges in health care, housing, child care and education ...

July 02, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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Bill Would Allow Homeless College Students to Sleep in Parking Lots on Campus

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 28, 2019
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Bill Would Allow Homeless College Students to Sleep in Parking Lots on Campus

A bill by Assemblymember Marc Berman of Palo Alto would allow homeless community college students to slee ...

A bill by Assemblymember Marc Berman of Palo Alto would allow homeless community college students to sleep in their vehicles overnight in campus parking facilities. “Over the last two years, I've hear ...

February 28, 2019
| by David Greenwald

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State Superintendent Elect Speaks Before DJUSD Board

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 22, 2018
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State Superintendent Elect Speaks Before DJUSD Board

Tony Thurmond won a narrow, hard fought victory in November and will be sworn in shortly as the new State ...

Tony Thurmond won a narrow, hard fought victory in November and will be sworn in shortly as the new State Superintendent of Public Instruction. On Thursday, he came to Davis to swear in Tom Adams, wh ...

December 22, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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