Betty Marquez Rosales

1 month ago | edsource.org | Betty Marquez Rosales

As California expands services needed to grow the number of foster youth enrolling in college, more work is needed to help those students graduate. Julie Leopo/ EdSourceCalifornia’s foster care students have improved their high school graduation rates since 2013, but have barely improved, or even lost ground, in rates of suspension, attendance and prompt college enrollment, according to a new report.

1 month ago | localnewsmatters.org | Betty Marquez Rosales

A QUIET PLACE to complete homework, free and stable transportation options, and not immediately being penalized for missed work are among the things that Te’yana Brown said could have helped her as she faced homelessness at different points between elementary and high school. Instead, Brown spent most mornings trying to figure out how to get to her high school. Sometimes, a family member could drive her the 45 minutes to an hour to school, while on other days she took the bus.

1 month ago | edsource.org | Betty Marquez Rosales

Coming up with solutions to the transportation problems of homeless students would go a long way toward reducing chronic absenteeism, advocates say. Credit: KATE SEQUEIRA/EDSOURCEA quiet place to complete homework, free and stable transportation options, and not immediately being penalized for missed work are among the things that Te’yana Brown said could have helped her as she faced homelessness at different points between elementary and high school.

1 month ago | edsource.org | John Fensterwald |MIchael Burke |Michael Burke |Lindsay Dworkin |Betty Marquez Rosales

News Brief Thursday, March 20, 2025 — 9:20 am A California lawmaker is pitching an alternative to traditional college loans in which students would attend college at no immediate cost in exchange for a share of their future earnings. Assembly Member Pilar Schiavo’s Pay-It-Forward Financial Aid Program calls for the California State University and the University of California to allow students to enroll without paying tuition or other costs up front.

1 month ago | edsource.org | John Fensterwald |MIchael Burke |Michael Burke |Lindsay Dworkin |Betty Marquez Rosales

News Brief Thursday, March 20, 2025 — 8:25 am The University of California will no longer require diversity statements for faculty applicants, the system’s provost, Katherine Newman, said in a letter Wednesday to campus provosts. The announcement comes as the Trump administration has threatened to withhold funding from universities that have programs or initiatives related to diversity, equity and inclusion.