State GovernmentUC rejects proposal to allow campuses to hire undocumented studentsJanuary 26, 2024The proposal would have meant challenging a federal law that bars employers from hiring undocumented immigrants. Advocates requesting the change argue that the University of California, as a state agency, is exempt from that law.
EducationThe Education Department says it will fix its $1.8 billion FAFSA mistakeJanuary 25, 2024The U.S. Department of Education says it will fix a mistake that would have hurt low-income students, lowering their financial aid.
EducationCalifornia State University faculty reach tentative contract agreement and will end strikeJanuary 22, 2024 | Claire MorganCSU officials and the California Faculty Association — which represents 29,000 CSU employees, around 1,900 Sacramento State — announced the deal late Monday. CFA officials said faculty are expected to return to work on Tuesday morning.
Health CareCalifornia ends COVID isolation rule for asymptomatic cases as winter infections climbJanuary 19, 2024California relaxed its COVID-19 isolation guidelines just as infections for the respiratory virus increased. Symptom-free people can go to work or school.
EducationCal State faculty union vows to strike over the university’s final offerJanuary 9, 2024Union vows to strike at the end of January after Cal State offers a 5% faculty pay raise, far short of the 12% it is seeking.
