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Governor Newsom announces funding for construction workforce training program to help support Los Angeles recovery efforts

Governor Gavin Newsom January 14, 2026 What you need to know: A workforce development program funded through Governor Newsom’s LA Rises initiative,the Walter Family Foundation and state workforce recovery funding will help train construction workers and speed up rebuilding and recovery in Los Angeles. SACRAMENTO – A workforce development program funded through Governor Newsom’s LA Rises initiative, the […]

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Distance Education Enrollment Surges Nationwide

Inside Higher Ed Joshua Bay January 15, 2026 From Mississippi to South Dakota, states are seeing increased enrollment in courses that rely on at least one form of technology as colleges expand online and hybrid options. Mississippi led the nation in distance education enrollment growth, according to a recent analysis of the latest data, reflecting […]

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California public colleges would get millions in new funding under Newsom plan

Higher Ed Dive Ben Unglesbee January 12, 2026 Gov. Gavin Newsom’s fiscal 2027 budget proposal represents a sharp turnaround from last year, when he advocated for big higher ed cuts. Dive Brief: California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s 2026-27 budget proposal, released Friday, would devote hundreds of millions of dollars in new funds collectively to the state’s universities […]

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AI and Our Next Conversations in Higher Education

Campus Technology Mary Grush January 12, 2026 Conversations about AI in higher education will now shift, from a focus on new functionality and experimentation, to accountability and the best strategic uses of the technology to solve problems. In higher education implementations of AI, student data privacy is a hard and fast rule — without exception. […]

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