NASFAA Maria Carrasco June 26, 2026 Federal Student Aid (FSA) on Tuesday released newly updated data from 70 quarterly application, disbursement, and loan portfolio reports, showing a 1.3 million uptick in the number of borrowers in default since the last quarter in 2025. As part of a quarterly update, FSA’s updated reports include new data […]
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Ed Source Lasherica Thornton June 24, 2026 California has invested heavily in career technical education, earmarking $300 million annually since 2021 to help schools prepare students for jobs in fields such as healthcare, public safety and engineering. Yet, over the past five years, more than $115 million of that funding — an average of $23 […]
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Cal Matters Mikhail Zinshteyn June 19, 2026 In summary The union representing California State University professors is contesting the system’s use of artificial intelligence tools and backing legislation that would protect their jobs from the technology. The nation’s largest public four-year university may soon be barred from replacing faculty with generative AI as a bill backed […]
Read MoreCal Matters Dan Walters June 19, 2026 There are three immutable aspects of economic life in California today. No. 1, Californians face the nation’s highest cost of living. It is 11% higher than the national average, according to the federal Bureau of Economic Analysis, including rents 53% higher than average and utilities 63% higher. It’s why […]
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