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The UC Student Association, or UCSA, and The Institute for College Access and Success, or TICAS, released a report examining the burden of student debt across the UC system for the year of 2017-18, according to a UCSA press release sent out March 21.
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In a press release published Feb. 22, California state Sen. Richard Roth, D-Riverside, introduced SB 461, a bill he authored that works to extend the Cal Grant program so that it can offer financial aid for nine units of summer courses, or two summer terms.
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The White House announced changes to the Free Application For Federal Student Aid on Sunday in an attempt to make the application process faster and simpler.
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This week, U.S. Department of Education is reprocessing thousands of federal financial aid applications for students, including some from UC Berkeley, who accidentally misreported their income.
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Despite continued lobbying efforts from leaders and supporters of public higher education, Gov. Jerry Brown’s May revision of the 2014-15 budget proposes a slight decrease in UC funding.
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A series of bills seeking to reform the state’s Cal Grant program passed through the state assembly’s higher education committee Tuesday.
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The recently released details of the California state budget indicate that while there will be no immediate effect on UC student tuition, the Cal Grant system will experience a 5 percent decrease on some grants.
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A proposal made by Gov. Jerry Brown in his May Revise could significantly decrease Cal Grant funding and leave some students without grant aid. Brown’s recently published revised budget proposal — informally called the May Revise — proposes that eligibility for the Cal Grant be tied to eligibility for the Federal
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At its meeting Wednesday, the UC Board of Regents will debate another system-wide tuition hike, beginning a longer discussion about reconciling reduced state support over the next year. While the university escaped significantly deeper cuts under Gov. Jerry Brown’s recently published revised budget proposal — informally called the May Revise
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State Republicans are proposing a plan to avoid possible cuts to public education through budget solutions instead of the tax initiative proposed by Gov. Jerry Brown. Should Brown’s tax initiative fail to pass in November, the UC and CSU systems would suffer trigger cuts of $200 million each, according to Brown’s
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