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The process to apply for federal student aid is nearly impossible to navigate this year according to local colleges and high schools. Central Coast Representative Salud Carbajal convened a meeting to discuss FAFSA.
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A Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo class is giving students a chance to market athletes. It’s called the Athlete Lab.
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Faculty members at California State Universities across the state started a five-day strike Monday — asking for higher wages, pay equity for low-paid employees and gender-inclusive restrooms, among other things.
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A $30,000 mental health grant is on its way to three San Luis Obispo County high schools. It would implement services like counseling and mental health education.
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California State University faculty and coaches are voting this week on whether to strike.
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Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill that will bring media literacy education to California’s six million public school students.
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The tuition increases were forecast earlier this year, when a Cal State task force concluded the system needs at least $1.5 billion annually in new revenue to afford student services and bolster its academic offerings.
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A UC Santa Barbara professor says the Supreme Court decision on affirmative action will complicate efforts to achieve diversity goals on college campuses.
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Two media literacy education bills are pending in Sacramento.
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Few community colleges in rural and conservative areas of California have LGBTQ+ student centers. New funding from the state could help create these spaces or fund other LGBTQ+ services.
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UC Santa Barbara received a grant to grow their program for training school psychologists with an emphasis on equity and diversity.
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The city is phasing out their affordable preschool and childcare programs it's had in place since the 1990's.