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Lawmakers want to strip $400 million from new college-and-career program for public schools - MIKHAIL ZINSHTEYN, Cal Matters

Ray Schroeder

State lawmakers are signaling they want to severely downsize a new $500 million program designed to bring college-and-career academic programs to more high school and middle school students. The learning approach that’s the basis for the half a billion dollar idea, Golden State Pathways Program, is called Linked Learning.

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Australian higher education has expanded but elite universities still favour the privileged | Michael Wesley

The Guardian Higher Education

Despite decades of government effort, the link between socioeconomic advantage and university wealth has persisted Australia now has an opportunity to broaden access to university for disadvantaged groups in society. But, as we work towards an Australian universities accord at the end of this year, we face formidable obstacles. Over 50 years Australian governments have been trying to increase the number of disadvantaged Australians attending university with scant success.

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Penn State University confirms layoffs due to budget issues - Centre Daily

Ray Schroeder

Nine months after publicly acknowledging the likelihood of future layoffs, due to a mulitimillion-dollar budget deficit, Penn State confirmed it has laid off fewer than 10 full-time employees. According to a spokesperson, fewer than 10 layoffs have occurred universitywide, which was markedly less than the 50 full-time jobs that university President Neeli Bendapudi said “may be” in jeopardy during an April 25 faculty senate meeting.

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