Tag: education
Governor Brown’s budget surplus forgets about the students
Just last academic year, UC Riverside admitted 5,266 transfer students and the entire UC system admitted 48,662 students. For every UC school over 90...
Hope on the horizon for the undocumented dreamer
There are an estimated 11.1 million undocumented immigrants currently residing in the United States. They have made significant sacrifices, risked their lives crossing borders,...
Testing conflicts with educational reform
Remember STAR testing? If you’re unfamiliar with the subject, just know that there is no true incentive for a student to perform well on...
Editorial: Dear First-Year Highlander: The Water’s Fine
A student’s first week on campus can be summed up as a sensory overload-induced daze. If it weren’t for some merciful professors’ generous first-day-of-class...
Editorial: Obama’s Immigration Act Needs Further Legislation
President Obama has issued an executive order which will temporarily halt the deportation of young undocumented immigrants. Under this policy, exemption will apply to...
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UC Board of Regents Appoint UC Provost
The former dean of UCLA’s Graduate School of Education and Information Studies Aimee Dorr will be serving as...
Creationism in Tennessee public education
In the town of Dayton, Tennessee, 87 years ago, John T. Scopes was charged with violating the Butler Act for teaching Darwin’s theory of...
CA women continue to make progress
A recent university study has found that California women have made significant strides in many areas, particularly in the field of education, where they...
Supreme Court to rule on affirmative action
The United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case which may potentially remove the right of public educational institutions to use race...
Liar, liar: Jobs, education and the economy
As the political issues come into focus leading up to the presidential election, public education and jobs are becoming increasingly important to students across...