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Will less homework stress make California students happier? April 23, 2024
In summary A bill from a member of the Legislature’s happiness committee would require schools to come up with homework policies that consider the mental and physical strain on students. Some bills before California’s Legislature don’t come from passionate policy advocates, or from powerful interest groups. Sometimes, the inspiration comes from a family car ride. […]
Standardized Test-Optional and Blind Policies – When Should You Submit Your Scores April 23, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic brought on numerous changes within the standardized testing industry, many colleges shifting to a test-optional admissions process for the 2020-21 admissions cycle. Fast forward a few years and now nearly 1900 colleges and universities in the U.S. extended their test-optional policies through the 2023-24 application cycle, with some making the move to […]
CA lawmakers push bills to beat deadline this week April 23, 2024
Assemblymember Freddie Rodriguez addresses other lawmakers during a floor session at the state Capitol in Sacramento on April 4, 2024. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters One of the 2024 session’s big deadlines is staring California legislators in the face this week: By Friday, bills that cost money must pass their first policy committee to […]
The Cal Grant expansion for California college students is in jeopardy as the state deficit grows April 23, 2024
In summary The Cal Grant fully covers tuition at the University of California and California State University, and legislators planned to offer it to an additional 137,000 students. When California’s budget surplus was in the tens of billions two years ago, legislators passed a law that would expand the state’s nationally renowned free-tuition and cash […]
The U.S. Supreme Court just gave California a major opportunity to lower housing costs April 23, 2024
In summary A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on housing impact fees has given California lawmakers an opening to address a key barrier to construction: cost. Guest Commentary written by Louis Mirante Louis Mirante is the vice president of housing policy for the Bay Area Council, a regional public policy group representing 325 of the […]