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Obituary: U.S. congressman, Santa Ana Mayor Jerry Patterson left indelible mark
1 month, 1 week ago

Obituary: U.S. congressman, Santa Ana Mayor Jerry Patterson left indelible mark

LA Times  

Attorney and former U.S. Congressman Jerry Patterson — a career Democrat who built political inroads in staunchly conservative Orange County in the 1970s and ’80s and served locally as mayor of Santa Ana — died Friday at his Fountain Valley home. Congressman Jerry Patterson served on the Coast Community College District from 1996 until his death on Friday. He was …

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2024 Orange County elections results
54 years, 11 months ago

2024 Orange County elections results

LA Times  

twitter facebook envelope angle-double-right angle-down angle-up long-arrow-right We’re tracking 183 races across Orange County in the 2024 general election. twitter facebook envelope angle-double-right angle-down angle-up long-arrow-right Show all cities Aliso Viejo Anaheim Brea Buena Park Costa Mesa Cypress Dana Point Fountain Valley Fullerton Garden Grove Huntington Beach Irvine La Habra La Palma Laguna Beach Laguna Hills Laguna Woods Lake Forest …

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2024 Los Angeles County elections results
54 years, 11 months ago

2024 Los Angeles County elections results

LA Times  

twitter facebook envelope angle-double-right angle-down angle-up long-arrow-right We are tracking 314 races across Los Angeles County in the 2024 general election. twitter facebook envelope angle-double-right angle-down angle-up long-arrow-right Show all school boards Los Angeles Unified School District ABC Unified School District Antelope Valley Community College District Antelope Valley Joint Union High School District Arcadia Unified School District Baldwin Park Unified …

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L.A. community college district chancellor to step down amid faculty tensions, lawsuits
4 months, 2 weeks ago

L.A. community college district chancellor to step down amid faculty tensions, lawsuits

LA Times  

Los Angeles Community College District Chancellor Francisco Rodriguez, who has led the nation’s largest two-year higher education system for the last decade, will step down in the fall, according to an email sent to top administrators, a move that comes amid faculty tensions, legal allegations of gender discrimination and other challenges. In a statement after the no-confidence vote, Angela C. …

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‘We’re going to survive and it’s going to come back': A year after Maui wildfire, survivors press on
4 months, 2 weeks ago

‘We’re going to survive and it’s going to come back': A year after Maui wildfire, survivors press on

Associated Press  

LAHAINA, Hawaii — They have combed the ashes for mementos, worried about where they would sleep, questioned their faith and tried to find a way to grieve amid the great, unsettling devastation. He’s also helped fellow fire survivors: “I’ve learned to be a really good listener on that with other people, what they’re going through.” Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn …

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Wind power can be a major source of tax revenue, but officials struggle to get communities on board
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Wind power can be a major source of tax revenue, but officials struggle to get communities on board

Associated Press  

PIPER CITY, Ill. — In Scott Saffer’s science classroom, kids bake cookies in a decked-out kitchen, care for fish, turtles and a snake, and have access to a workshop full of tools. “Those kinds of numbers, they’re the difference between us being here and not.” An Associated Press analysis of county tax data in Illinois found wind companies rank among …

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3 Columbia University officials lose posts over texts that ‘touched on ancient antisemitic tropes’
5 months, 2 weeks ago

3 Columbia University officials lose posts over texts that ‘touched on ancient antisemitic tropes’

LA Times  

People listen to a speaker at a pro-Palestinian encampment calling for a permanent cease-fire in Gaza in April at Columbia University. Columbia University said Monday that it has removed three administrators from their positions and will keep them on leave indefinitely after finding that text messages they exchanged during a campus discussion about Jewish life “disturbingly touched on ancient antisemitic …

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Jill Biden tells Arizona college graduates to tune out people who tell them what they ‘can’t’ do
7 months, 1 week ago

Jill Biden tells Arizona college graduates to tune out people who tell them what they ‘can’t’ do

Associated Press  

Jill Biden on Saturday told Arizona community college graduates to tune out the people who like to tell them what they can’t do. The first lady shared with graduates of Mesa Community College how her high school guidance counselor told her she wasn’t college material and shouldn’t waste her time going. She encouraged the graduates to “drown out” the voices …

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NCAA Tournament South Region analysis: Is Houston primed to return to the Final Four?
9 months, 1 week ago

NCAA Tournament South Region analysis: Is Houston primed to return to the Final Four?

New York Times  

Follow live coverage of South Carolina, NC State and Iowa, UConn in women’s Final Four today The South Regional of the 2024 NCAA Tournament features a number of top seeds that have been among the most successful programs in the sport the last several years. —Rob Dauster Team in 16 words: Shaka Smart hasn’t made the second weekend of the …

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Michigan governor’s budget promises free education and lower family costs, but GOP says it’s unfair
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Michigan governor’s budget promises free education and lower family costs, but GOP says it’s unfair

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Republican Senate Leader Aric Nesbitt criticized Whitmer’s budget, labeling it as mere “public relations talking points.” He said it prioritizes excessive tax incentives for businesses while neglecting support for families. “It’s unfair to force Michigan families to pay billions in government corporate handouts as they struggle to deal with higher grocery bills and energy prices,” …

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Commentary: Community colleges deserve more love from higher-ed mega-donors
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Commentary: Community colleges deserve more love from higher-ed mega-donors

LA Times  

Los Angeles City College pictured in October 2020, when the California Community Colleges announced it had received $100 million from the Jay Pritzker Foundation to help more students complete degrees, transfer to universities and pay for basic living expenses. As a journalist, I’ve covered community colleges for decades — the high dropout rates, the students who arrive uncertain about why …

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to ask lawmakers to make community college free for all high school graduates
11 months ago

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to ask lawmakers to make community college free for all high school graduates

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer plans to urge state lawmakers to pass legislation that would provide free community college tuition for all high school graduates during her sixth State of the State speech on Wednesday. The Democratic governor now wants to expand the program by removing all age requirements for free community college, according to details of her …

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‘Too preposterous to be real’: College hires ‘pink slime’ publisher as journalism prof
1 year ago

‘Too preposterous to be real’: College hires ‘pink slime’ publisher as journalism prof

Raw Story  

Editor's note: This article has been updated to include a statement received Friday morning from Scott Christen, associate professor of communication studies and interim chair of the Department of Communication at Tennessee Tech. A leader of a reported “pink slime” media publication has been hired to teach journalism at Tennessee Tech University, according to a Raw Story review of online …

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Few community college students go on to earn 4-year degrees. Some states have found ways to help
1 year, 1 month ago

Few community college students go on to earn 4-year degrees. Some states have found ways to help

Associated Press  

After delaying college for two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jaden Todd wasn’t sure a four-year school was the right place to start. Such established arrangements between two- and four-year colleges and universities have shown promise in helping more community college students go on to earn bachelor’s degrees, according to data released Thursday by U.S. Education Department. “Our current …

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A big remake is coming to California community college education, new chancellor says
1 year, 4 months ago

A big remake is coming to California community college education, new chancellor says

LA Times  

Sonya Christian, California’s newly appointed community college chancellor, faces a significant challenge: She needs to remake how the system attracts students. I’m really optimistic that what we will see with the California Community Colleges over the next evolution is, the necessary focus to change some issues, like equity issues at a very fundamental level. California Kern County leader named California …

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Opinion: Want more diversity in schools? Copy the University of California and look to community colleges
1 year, 5 months ago

Opinion: Want more diversity in schools? Copy the University of California and look to community colleges

LA Times  

People walk the UCLA campus in May. Ivy league and other peer schools need to do something they’ve never done with any consistency or devotion: widen their enrollment pipeline to welcome transfer students from community colleges in substantial numbers. Students attending community colleges form a diverse pipeline for baccalaureate institutions while dodging some of the issues that complicate recruitment efforts …

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Supreme Court justices and donors mingle at campus visits. These documents show the ethical dilemmas
1 year, 5 months ago

Supreme Court justices and donors mingle at campus visits. These documents show the ethical dilemmas

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — When Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas headlined a 2017 program at McLennan Community College in Texas, his hosts had more than a speech in mind. That’s a real problem.” Lower court federal judges are generally barred from engaging in fundraising, political activity and “lending the prestige of judicial office” to advance a judge’s own “private interests.” But Supreme …

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This 4.0 student needed $4,000 to attend his dream UC school. Then Times readers stepped in
1 year, 7 months ago

This 4.0 student needed $4,000 to attend his dream UC school. Then Times readers stepped in

LA Times  

Jonathan Cornejo, left, and Emily Gramajo are low-income students at West Adams Preparatory High School who are able to commit to their dream universities thanks to donor support. But he can’t afford a UC campus A growing share of low-income students admitted to the renowned University of California system are choosing community college instead as skyrocketing housing costs and insufficient …

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A 4.0 student beat all the odds. But he can’t afford a UC campus
1 year, 7 months ago

A 4.0 student beat all the odds. But he can’t afford a UC campus

LA Times  

Students Emily Gramajo, left, and Jonathan Cornejo talk at West Adams Preparatory High School in Los Angeles. More than 10,000 of the state’s lowest-income students admitted to UC are choosing instead to attend California community colleges or California State University, in part due to financial shortfalls. Then you look at the money aspect and see you can’t afford it.” Jonathan …

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Where did the workers go? Construction jobs are plentiful, but workers are scarce
1 year, 8 months ago

Where did the workers go? Construction jobs are plentiful, but workers are scarce

NPR  

Where did the workers go? Construction jobs are plentiful, but workers are scarce Enlarge this image toggle caption Matt Rourke/AP Matt Rourke/AP When President Biden inked the $1 trillion deal to give roads, bridges and transit systems a boost, union officials and business leaders said a large scale investment in infrastructure was long overdue. "I haven't used a dime of …

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Community colleges are reeling. ‘The reckoning is here.’
1 year, 8 months ago

Community colleges are reeling. ‘The reckoning is here.’

Associated Press  

When Santos Enrique Camara arrived at Shoreline Community College in Washington state to study audio engineering, he quickly felt lost. ___ With scant advising, many community college students spend time and money on courses that won’t transfer or that they don’t need. The number of students at community colleges has fallen 37% since 2010, or by nearly 2.6 million, according …

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Kern County leader named California Community College chancellor at system’s pivotal time
1 year, 10 months ago

Kern County leader named California Community College chancellor at system’s pivotal time

LA Times  

Sonya Christian, named chancellor of the California Community College District, has led the Kern Community College District since 2021. Sonya Christian, head of the Kern Community College District in the Central Valley, has been named chancellor of the state’s 116-community college system, officials announced Thursday, taking over as campuses are reeling from enrollment plunges and are challenged to find ways …

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Riverside CC women's coach faces uproar over Title IX suit
1 year, 11 months ago

Riverside CC women's coach faces uproar over Title IX suit

LA Times  

Cheryl Miller is livid, her voice rising, her words coated with frustration, alarm and incredulity. And they finally gave us an opportunity, and the football players didn’t like it and took weights out of the room.” Riverside City College women’s basketball coach Alicia Berber directs her players during a game against Santa Monica City College on Dec. 8. Mathews recently …

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California community college enrollment plummets to 30-year low
2 years, 1 month ago

California community college enrollment plummets to 30-year low

LA Times  

Angel Lozano, center, a former student at East Los Angeles College, meets with screenwriters at Cerveceria Del Pueblo in Pasadena. Now they “no longer want something that looks like the education they received before.” A survey of former California community college students found that one third haven’t re-enrolled because they prioritized work, and 22% prioritized taking care of family or …

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