Amy DiPierro

California

Higher Education Reporter at EdSource

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Legislature rejects ‘draconian’ cuts to UC and CSU, keeps TK-12 funding intact

2 weeks ago | sfchronicle.com | Emma Gallegos |Amy DiPierro |John Fensterwald

Students bike past UC Davis Memorial Union. California’s public universities in January were told by Gov. Gavin Newsom to expect an 8% ongoing funding cut, a figure he revised down to 3% in May. Andri Tambunan/Special to The ChronicleStudents outside the J. Paul Leonard Library at San Francisco State University. Lea Suzuki/The ChronicleThe Legislature is challenging Gov.
Legislature against UC, CSU cuts

2 weeks ago | smdailyjournal.com | Emma Gallegos |Amy DiPierro |John Fensterwald Edsource

“In many ways, it’s a tale of two budgets,” said Sen. John Laird, D‑Santa Cruz, chair of the education subcommittee, who characterized Newsom’s higher‑ed cuts as “draconian.”In 2025‑26, schools and community colleges will receive a record $118.9 billion under Proposition 98  —  the state formula that determines the minimum portion of the General Fund that must be spent on schools and community colleges.
UPDATE: SF State in talks with foundation regarding future of marine facility

3 weeks ago | edsource.org | Amy DiPierro

News Brief Friday, June 6, 2025 — 10:38 am San Francisco State University is tapping the brakes on a plan to close a marine research facility in Marin County, saying it is in talks with an unnamed foundation to explore options for the site’s future. The university was due to start winding down the 53-acre Romberg Tiburon campus over the coming months.
Federal grant cuts hit California universities hard, putting research in limbo

1 month ago | edsource.org | Amy DiPierro

Noé C. Crespo, a professor of Health Promotion & Behavioral Science, poses outside the School of Public Health at San Diego State University. EdSourceNoé Crespo, a professor of public health at San Diego State University, was on the verge of cracking a question he had spent years trying to answer. In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, Crespo and his colleagues applied for a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study ways to boost vaccination rates among Latinos.
No cuts for schools, more funding for early literacy in Newsom’s revised budget

1 month ago | stocktonia.org | John Fensterwald |Diana Lambert |Emma Gallegos |Amy DiPierro |Diana Lambert |Karen D'Souza | +3 more

TK-12 schools and community colleges can expect the same funding in 2025-26 that they received this year, plus a small cost-of-living adjustment, and there will be a big boost for early literacy, Gov. Gavin Newsom revealed Wednesday in the revision to his January state budget plan.
No cuts for schools in the state budget

1 month ago | smdailyjournal.com | John Fensterwald |Diana Lambert |Emma Gallegos |Amy DiPierro

Schools and community colleges will be shielded from the pain facing other state services because of the revised forecast of a $12 billion drop in state revenues — which Newsom blamed on the “Trump slump,” the president’s erratic tariff and economic policies that are affecting California. For the University of California and California State University, the news was better than anticipated.
New president chosen to lead University of California through the Trump era

1 month ago | berkeleyside.org | Amy DiPierro |MIchael Burke |Michael Burke

James B. Milliken, the chancellor of the University of Texas system and a veteran administrator with a history of leading public college systems, was selected Friday as the next president of the University of California. Milliken will take over the 10-campus UC system at a tumultuous time as it faces Trump administration threats to pull funding that could diminish the university’s research capacity, medical care and student services.
James Milliken Chosen as Next University of California President

1 month ago | kqed.org | MIchael Burke |Michael Burke |Amy DiPierro

Michael Burke and Amy DiPierro, EdSourceMay 3Failed to save articlePlease try againJames Milliken, the next UC president, has deep experience running higher education systems in Texas and New York. (University of California)James B. Milliken, the chancellor of the University of Texas system and a veteran administrator with a history of leading public college systems, was selected Friday as the next president of the University of California.
Visa uncertainty hits California community colleges’ international students

1 month ago | kvpr.org | Amy DiPierro |MIchael Burke |Michael Burke

This story was originally published by EdSource. As Kaung Lett Yhone finished high school at home in Myanmar, he knew he wanted to go to college in the U.S. So to find the perfect fit, he did what anyone would do: He searched online. “I looked up on Google, ‘best community college,’ and De Anza showed up as No. 1,” he said.
Visa uncertainty hits California community colleges’ international students

1 month ago | edsource.org | Amy DiPierro

The international students office at Grossmont College in El Cajon,. Amy DiPierro Top TakeawaysAbout 14,000 international students attend California’s community colleges, many of them in the Bay Area. Community colleges charge international students as much as 10 times resident tuition. The Trump administration said it is restoring abruptly revoked international student visas, but anxiety persists.