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Public education in California faces perilous 'funding cliff'

February 10, 2010, 1:07am | Louis Freedberg

The billions of federal stimulus dollars helping fund public education in California represent a double-edged sword.There is no question that the funds have helped California's public schools avert fiscal disaster.But it also means that in a very short period of time, the money will run out – in the case of colleges and universities, by next August – and when that happens, the state’s education institutions could find themselves falling into an even deeper financial abyss...

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UCLA launches committee to find savings, increase revenue

UCLA has launched a new committee tasked with cutting costs and boosting revenues – anticipating a continuing decline in state support for the...

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Financial benefit of college degree may be overstated

As the cost of attending college continues to rise and graduates find it increasingly harder to pay off student debt, more and more media reports...

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California Watch, ghostwriting, Stanford, University of California

Most top California med schools don't ban ghostwriting

At a time when concern about the practice has hit a fever pitch, a new study reveals that only 13 of the country's top 50 academic medical centers...

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UCLA fights penalties after lab fire that killed researcher

March 15, 2010, 7:49am

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The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health will fine UCLA an additional $67,720 and issue more citations in relation to lab safety in the aftermath of a tragic lab fire that killed a young researcher last year. In a Cal/OSHA...

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Budget cuts may cost UC Davis up to nine sports teams

March 12, 2010, 1:05am

California Watch, UC Davis, UC Irvine, UCLA, sports, cuts

UC Davis could cut up to nine sports programs because of university budget cuts, the Daily Aggie reports. Athletics Director Greg Warzecka told the Aggie that a $1.79 million budget cut to the Intercollegiate Athletics Department will inevitably...

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