“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead Following an afternoon of thoughtful presentations by California policy leaders, and a...
GRC and Affiliate GRC Chairs, This morning, President Obama signed into law the Every Student Succeeds Act (also known as the Elementary and Secondary Education ACT or ESEA). The bill replaces No Child Left Behind, which technically expired in 2007...
By Kris Zavoli Although some US Senators are still pushing for stand-alone renewal, as of now, the Perkins Loan program is winding down with the possibility of being included in a comprehensive Higher Education Act reauthorization. Here is a small...
By Kris Zavoli The US House of Representatives passed H.R. 3594, the Higher Education Extension Act which would extend the Perkins Loan Program for one year. Now, the Senate needs to act on the same bill. Both Senator Boxer and...
By Kris Zavoli Perkins loan funding expired on September 30. We urge you to contact your House representative in the US Congress. (Background Information is attached.) Here is the House directory. (Both Senators Boxer and Feinstein support restoring the funding,...
I’m sure many you are aware of the July 7 UC Santa Cruz “accept/rescind” letters that went to many of this fall’s first year students. There was great frustration and very little transparency about why this happened. Considerable time was...
