Posts By: Amanda Ufheil-Somers
Different Backgrounds, Similar Visions: Lt. Gov Candidates On Higher Ed – CALmatters
By Felicia Mello For voters who have trouble distinguishing between the political positions of lieutenant governor candidates Eleni Kounalakis and Ed Hernandez—or remembering what the so-called “Lite Gov” does, anyway—their personal backgrounds provide an obvious contrast. Although both are the first in their Read more >
California Lieutenant Governor Candidates Would Use Office to Push for College Affordability – EdSource
By Nico Savidge The candidates for California lieutenant governor both pledged Tuesday to make college more affordable by working to address the high costs of student housing. But state Sen. Ed Hernandez, D-West Covina, and former ambassador Eleni Kounalakis have different ideas for how to address Read more >
Candidates for Lieutenant Governor Talk Higher Education at Conference Tuesday – The Daily Californian
By Sabrina Dong California’s candidates for lieutenant governor — state Senator Ed Hernandez and former U.S. ambassador to Hungary Eleni Kounalakis — spoke about college affordability, capacity and access at a moderated interview hosted by the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on Tuesday night. The Read more >
Watch Now: California’s Candidates for Lt. Governor on the Future of Higher Education
As a University of California regent, a trustee of the California State University, and chair of the Commission for Economic Development, California’s next lieutenant governor is well-positioned to deeply influence higher education policy and practice. It is vital for voters to understand how Read more >
Close California’s Income Gap With a Clearer Path from Kindergarten to College Degree
By Monica Lozano, Special to The Sacramento Bee California’s booming economy is the fifth-largest in the world—but residents experience some of the highest and fastest-growing income inequality in the nation, and our poverty rate tops all other states when cost of living is Read more >
Norco: A Student-Centered College
From her first visit to campus, Maria Barragan says that Norco College “felt like home.” As a recent transplant from Los Angeles County, Maria had no friends or former classmates on campus. But when another student saw her looking for the room to Read more >
What is Guided Pathways?
Community colleges are the primary gateway for California’s high school graduates to enter higher education. This is especially true for low-income and first-generation college students. Last year 246,000 students enrolled in California’s community colleges as first-time freshmen—compared to 66,000 at the California State Read more >
Intersegmental Partnerships and Data Sharing: Promising Practices from the Field (2018)
California’s new accountability and continuous improvement system relies on partners using several different measures of performance to identify where changes are needed throughout a student’s learning life. Carefully monitoring the development, testing, and evaluation of improvement strategies requires partners having access to research-based Read more >
A Seat at the Table (2018)
California Assembly Bill 705 mandates that all community colleges in the state will soon allow students to enroll directly in transferable, college-level English composition (with concurrent support for those who need it) instead of taking remedial, non-transferable classes. It also requires English as Read more >
Multiple Paths Forward: Diversifying Mathematics as a Strategy for College Success (2018)
As students transition from high school to college, math placement is key to starting students on the path to college success. Yet traditional approaches to math placement and preparation have created significant barriers for students in California and across the country. Research shows Read more >