Articles by Gale Holl Page 2

Thomas Chun took the SAT college entrance exam twice, scoring well within qualifying range for prestigious research universities, if hundreds of points short of the top mark. Read more

A record number of students in the high school graduating class of 2008 took the SAT college admissions exam nationwide, scoring on average exactly the same as their counterparts the year before, officials said today. Read more

Over the past year, seemingly everyone from Congress to the California auditor have decried college textbook costs, which have soared to an average of $700 to $1,000 per student each year. Read more

As college students gear up for annual back-to-school parties, a group of university and college presidents in California and across the country this week pushed for a national debate over whether the drinking age should be lowered from 21 to 18. Read more

The annual college textbook rush starts this month, a time of reckoning for many students who will struggle to cover eye-popping costs of $128, $156, even $198 a volume. Read more

High school students already face a battery of standardized tests on their way to college. Read more

A $1.2-million program designed to curb galloping high school dropout rates will send Santee Education Complex students to Los Angeles Trade Technical College to train in culinary arts and tourism Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced Tuesday.Funded by a grant from the James Irvine Foundation,, the three-year program will combine college classes with hands-on work experience to produce gradua Read more

Service workers at the University of California’s 10 campuses and hospitals went on strike today over a salary dispute. Read more

Hundreds of service workers at the University of California’s 10 campuses and five hospitals began a five-day strike Monday in a dispute over wages. Read more