EducationSacramento’s Creation District uplifts the growing populations of Black, brown and queer unhoused youthSeptember 25, 2023 | Srishti PrabhaIn the last five years, the number of unhoused youth has doubled in Sacramento County. The Creation District makes artistic pursuits a reality for young people without shelter, and subsequently combats the stigma around being unhoused.
EducationSacramento State launches 10-step plan to help students navigate CSU tuition hikeSeptember 20, 2023 | Janelle SalangaStudent groups — in conjunction with university president J. Luke Wood — are planning informational campaigns, state lobbying, student forums, increased scholarship accessibility and more ahead of the tuition increase.
EducationSacramento State students, faculty express anger over CSU tuition increaseSeptember 13, 2023 | Janelle SalangaCalifornia State University trustees voted Wednesday to approve raising tuition by 6% each year over the next five years, saying the move was necessary to help close a $1.5 billion budget deficit.
EducationSacramento State’s new Disability Cultural Center offers students a place to gather, outside the language of pathologySeptember 7, 2023 | Janelle SalangaThe center is the first of its kind in the California State University system, and offers a sensory room, social space and more.
EducationRocklin school board approves controversial gender identity, name notification policySeptember 7, 2023 | Steve MilneMore than 100 people spoke for and against the policy, which would require teachers to tell parents if their child asks to be identified by a gender that’s different from their assigned sex at birth.
Education12 things student loan borrowers should know about the return to repaymentSeptember 2, 2023October's coming, and we're here to help you get ready.
EducationIt’s a new school year for Sacramento City Unified students. Here’s what to know.September 1, 2023 | Srishti PrabhaResolved labor disputes, a search for a new superintendent, an interim superintendent’s to-do list and renaming racist school buildings are some of the hallmarks of the beginning of the 2023-2024 academic year.
EducationBorrowers can now apply for new, income-based student loan repaymentAugust 22, 2023More than 20 million borrowers are eligible under the new repayment plan, and many will see lower payments.
EducationChanges to student housing program threaten ‘viability’ of affordable housing projectsAugust 20, 2023Colleges say they will have trouble generating revenue to secure bonds needed for new housing projects
EducationCalifornia grads headed to HBCUs in the South prepare for college under abortion bansAugust 16, 2023As young adults prepare to leave blue states and head to historically black colleges in states where abortion is banned, they're getting ready to safeguard their reproductive health during college.
