Adam Echelman

California, United States

Community College Reporter at CalMatters

Covering community colleges @CalMatters. @Benton_Inst fellow on the digital divide. Past: @ModBee. Former Exec Director @LWB_USA. Fluent in Gibberish 🏳️‍🌈

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Fake federal student aid: California colleges detect more fraudsters stealing millions

1 week ago | localnewsmatters.org | Adam Echelman

FOR YEARS, scammers have targeted community colleges across the state, posing as students in order to steal money from scholarships or government financial aid. Recent state reports suggest the problem is getting worse, and college leaders say they’re worried that the Trump administration’s cuts to the U.S. Department of Education could hamper fraud prevention and investigations.
Fake student aid: California colleges detect more fraudsters stealing millions

2 weeks ago | capoliticalreview.com | Adam Echelman

BY ADAM ECHELMANThank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. For years, scammers have targeted community colleges across the state, posing as students in order to steal money from scholarships or government financial aid.
Fake student aid: That student in your Berkeley City College class could be a bot

2 weeks ago | berkeleyside.org | Adam Echelman |Zac Farber

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In 2023, Berkeley City College librarian Heather Dodge started to notice something odd about the students who took her online research course. To connect with students and make the class more engaging, Dodge said she always began the course by asking students to submit a video introducing themselves using their webcam or an iPhone.
Fake student aid: California colleges detect more fraudsters stealing millions

2 weeks ago | calmatters.org | Adam Echelman

Scammers have stolen more than $10 million in federal financial aid from California’s community colleges in the last 12 months — more than double what they stole in the prior year. Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to covering issues that affect all Californians. Sign up for WhatMatters to receive the latest news and commentary on the most important issues in the Golden State.
A ‘missed opportunity’: Does Newsom’s plan to get Californians into better jobs do enough?

2 weeks ago | stocktonia.org | Adam Echelman

California faces stark income inequality, its jobs are increasingly automated and the degrees from its state’s universities are no longer the asset they once were. Gov. Gavin Newsom has a plan for all of it. At a news conference in Modesto last week, more than a year and a half after he first announced this initiative, he released the full Master Plan for Career Education, setting a new course for the state’s job training and education programs. “This has been a point of pride,” he said.
Is your California career college, trade school or training program legit?

2 weeks ago | calmatters.org | Ross Teixeira |Erica Yee |Adam Echelman

Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to covering issues that affect all Californians. Sign up for WhatMatters to receive the latest news and commentary on the most important issues in the Golden State. To operate, private institutions of higher education in California are required to obtain a license from the state’s Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education, with some exceptions.
We’re helping students spot violations at CA career colleges

2 weeks ago | calmatters.org | Adam Echelman |Ross Teixeira |Erica Yee

It’s hard to find the disciplinary history of for-profit colleges regulated by California. CalMatters is making it easier. Welcome to CalMatters, the only nonprofit newsroom devoted solely to covering issues that affect all Californians. Sign up for WhatMatters to receive the latest news and commentary on the most important issues in the Golden State.
Newsom Lays Out Plan for CA Career Education

3 weeks ago | pasadenanow.com | Lynn La |Adam Echelman |Ross Teixeira |Erica Yee

More than a year after Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order to develop the initiative, the governor on Wednesday unveiled full details of his Master Plan for Career Education, reports CalMatters’ Adam Echelman. The plan lays out the state’s approach to job training and education programs, but critics have said the proposals are unclear.
A ‘missed opportunity’: Does Newsom’s plan to get Californians into better jobs do enough?

3 weeks ago | laist.com | Adam Echelman

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Plan for Career Education

3 weeks ago | laist.com | Adam Echelman

California faces stark income inequality, its jobs are increasingly automated and the degrees from its state’s universities are no longer the asset they once were. Gov. Gavin Newsom has a plan for all of it. Today at a press conference in Modesto, more than a year and a half after he first announced this initiative, he released the full Master Plan for Career Education, setting a new course for the state’s job training and education programs. “This has been a point of pride,” he said.