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It's a new year and a good time to check in on three of our rising stars who are now in college: one who had to work full-time to support himself, another who rose above homelessness, and a third who talked himself out of suicide after coming out.
The Obama administration wants to expand the federal Pell grant program to help more students by providing them with money to attend classes year-round.
Students who take ethnic studies classes in high school perform better academically and are more likely to show up for school than student who do not take them, a report finds.
An armed man who allegedly threatened his girlfriend and brandished a firearm at a truck driver was arrested in Mountain View Wednesday afternoon after a search that prompted a nearby elementary school to shelter in place, police said.
Sesame Street's 46th season premieres Saturday at its new HBO address.
"We shared the same views: topics concerning the inner cities, the problems, the solutions and furthermore embracing the youth."
For the 12th year in a row, the University of California had record-breaking numbers of applicants for undergraduate programs.
Gov. Brown released a budget plan last week that would boost state spending per student to $10,591 in the next fiscal year, compared to $8,564 per student in 2007.
CSU received a record number of applications for the 2016 fall term. More than 830,000 prospective students applied.
From taking care of her cancer-stricken mother, to raising her siblings, to performing household chores normally done by a parent, an Oakland high school student is amazing and inspiring to those around her.
A shortage of substitute teachers has several school districts east of San Francisco raising their pay or thinking about doing so.
Students at San Francisco State University are objecting to plans to give "pouring rights" to Coca -Cola, Pepsi or some other sugary drink company.
California State University faculty members across the state have voted to authorize a strike if contract talks with the university fail to result in a better deal.
Schools in the King City Union School District are closed Wednesday after a bomb threat.
When Tanesha Walker crossed the stage during graduation ceremonies at UCLA, this year, she carried a lot of people with her. "I do feel like a lot of people just helped me across the journey," she said.
