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fromSan Jose Spotlight
1 hour ago

East San Jose school district cuts workers due to deficit - San Jose Spotlight

East Side Union High School District is laying off over 80 employees due to a $30 million budget deficit caused by lost federal COVID funding and declining enrollment from 23,336 to 19,141 students.
Higher education
fromwww.amny.com
4 days ago

Op-Ed | A six-decade legacy of access and opportunity | amNewYork

SEEK, the nation's first state-funded academic opportunity initiative founded in 1966, has helped over 100,000 students access and complete college degrees through comprehensive support services including tutoring, mentoring, and financial assistance.
Education
fromLos Angeles Times
4 months ago

Facing Trump budget shortfalls and state cuts, UC seeks $130-million state loan

University of California seeks a nearly $130 million zero-interest state loan to cover budget shortfalls and sustain critical student support services.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
4 months ago

21 States, D.C. Ask Court to Reverse TRIO Grant Rejections

The Council for Opportunity in Education, which advocates for TRIO programs such as Upward Bound, said about 100 grants were rejected or canceled last month after the Education Department delayed funding for thousands of grants that were slated to begin Sept. 1. Another 23 programs lost funding earlier in the year. Those terminations deprived more than 43,600 students of services such as tutoring and financial aid help.
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Higher education
fromLos Angeles Times
5 months ago

Student programs in peril after federal cuts at Latino-serving community colleges

Eliminating $350 million in HSI and MSI grants threatens California community college support services that help underrepresented students pursue STEM and transfer.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
5 months ago

West Contra Costa USD educators say poor working conditions harm students most

One after another, educators, counselors, students and concerned parents spoke last week of classrooms that have reached nearly 90 degrees for days in a row, high-needs students going without vital support like speech services, a lack of elective courses, crowded classrooms, high teacher turnover and routine pressure for educators to double as substitutes during prep periods. This is not just bad management; this is a betrayal of our trust.
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