Bay Area SF Board of Education votes to return merit-based admissions to Lowell Bay City News Jun 23, 2022 Lowell High School will return to academic-based admissions, the San Francisco Board of Education decided Wednesday evening in a 4-3 vote.
State With standardized testing out, what’s next for UC admissions? By Michael Burke EdSource Dec 20, 2021 The University of California’s historic move to abandon standardized exams may not be the last of changes coming to the admissions process for…
+2 Columnists Your college admissions are not your worth By Isabelle Nunes Oct 16, 2021 Since my freshman year, a big whiteboard has stood on my desk covered in goals ranging from getting good grades to excelling in extracurricula…
Bay Area Featured State auditor: UC wrongly admitted well-connected students By JOCELYN GECKER and JULIET WILLIAMS Associated Press Sep 22, 2020 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The University of California "inappropriately admitted" at least 64 wealthy students over the past six years as "favors t…
Coronavirus Featured Gov. Newsom warns Californians to not let their guard down yet By Eli Walsh Bay City News Foundation Sep 2, 2020 State indicators of the novel coronavirus’ spread have trended down in recent weeks as the state’s average daily test positivity rate has fall…
Arts & Entertainment Loughlin's lawyers say prosecutors are hiding key evidence By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer Dec 16, 2019 BOSTON (AP) — Lawyers for actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband say federal prosecutors are holding back crucial evidence tha…
State New California laws address college admissions scandal Updated Apr 13, 2025 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a trio of laws targeting college admissions following a scandal involving th…
Other Voices California’s bad ideas on college admissions scandal The Los Angeles TimesUpdated Apr 16, 2019 It’s seldom a good thing when California lawmakers go into headline-reactive mode, quickly proposing a new law — or several — in response to a…
