California lags in college degrees for Hispanics
Raw numbers are high, percentages are low
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Eighteen California State University campuses and eight University of California schools made it onto the Top 100 list of colleges for the number of degrees awarded to Hispanic students. The annual rankings are compiled by The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education Magazine based on 2009 data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The University of Southern California, Loyola Marymount, and the University of La Verne were the only private schools in the state to make the rankings.
F. King Alexander, president of CSU Long Beach, which ranked third in the state and tenth in the nation, told the Long Beach Press-Telegram that many of the Hispanic students at the
At odds over CALPADS funding - by John Fensterwald - Educated Guess
Gov. Jerry Brown has said he would oppose attempts of legislators to put back money for programs he wants cut from the state budget. Funding for two statewide educational databases could become a test of his resolve. Last week, education finance subcommittees of both the Senate and Assembly Budget Committees restored money for both CALPADS and [...]