California Plans to Make Ethnic Studies a Requirement for Public-School Students. Here’s the History Behind the Idea

TIME September 15, 2020 By Iris Kim Last month, when California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1460, a bill mandating an ethnic studies course requirement for all undergraduates in the California State University (CSU) system, Alondra Esquivel Garcia felt a sense of relief. Garcia, who is a senior at San Francisco State University and a

2021-05-12T14:48:46-07:00September 15th, 2020|CSSA in the News|

Cal State universities will stay online all year amid COVID-19 pandemic

Los Angeles Times September 10, 2020 By Nina Agrawal The nation’s largest public university system will continue with primarily online instruction for the remainder of the academic year amid the state’s ongoing coronavirus crisis, California State University Chancellor Timothy P. White announced Thursday in a letter to students, faculty and staff. White said he had

2021-05-12T14:44:42-07:00September 10th, 2020|CSSA in the News|

Secretary of State Alex Padilla Re-Launches California Students Vote Project

YubaNet.com August 18, 2020 By California Secretary of State Alex Padilla Today, California Secretary of State Alex Padilla and California Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis re-launched the California Students Vote Project (CSVP) during a presentation to the University of California Student Association. CSVP is a first of its kind national campaign to increase civic engagement and voter

2021-05-12T14:43:26-07:00August 18th, 2020|CSSA in the News|

Survey: Current and incoming California college students report worry over finances, online classes

EdSource July 9, 2020 By Betty Márquez Rosales Current and incoming California college students report heightened financial distress and concern over online classes since the start of the pandemic. In a California Student Aid Commission and UC Davis Education Lab survey, just over 90% of current college students and 82% of recent high school graduates reported

2021-05-12T14:41:52-07:00July 9th, 2020|CSSA in the News|
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