Michael Burke

Many California children and their families, including immigrants, transgender students and Black and Latino students, are feeling fear and uncertainty.

Californians on Tuesday decisively passed a $10 billion initiative to support construction projects by TK-12 schools and community colleges.

The colleges have lost more than $7.5 million this year to sophisticated online scammers

Key regents committee approves $3,402 tuition hike for incoming students from other states and countries

AB 1705 has sparked controversy. Some math educators fear more students will fail calculus. Defenders say the law prevents students getting derailed by prior courses.

California UC students have a $500 inflation rise, but foreign and out-of-state students face a 10% jump in their supplemental fee, bringing tuition to $52,536.

The increasing losses show that the college system is still vulnerable to scammers, who are often part of sophisticated crime rings, some overseas.

Note: This story was updated to note that the full board of regents voted to approve the tuition increase. The University of California will increase

The colleges have lost more than $7.5 million this year to sophisticated online scammers who pose as students and enroll to steal financial aid.

SINCE THE COVID-19 pandemic, California’s community colleges have been plagued by scammers who pose as students and enroll to steal financial aid — and