Articles by Adam Echelman

December 2024

Here’s How California Plans to Get Millions of Adults Without College Degrees Into Better Jobs

November 2024

Conservative Professors and Students Are Suing California’s Community Colleges, and Winning

September 2024

Only 1 in 5 California Community College Students Makes It to a University, Audit Says

Career Education Is Redundant and Convoluted. Gavin Newsom Says He’ll Fix It

July 2024

Newsom Set an Ambitious Goal to Launch 500,000 Californians Into New Careers. Many Are Firefighters

April 2024

‘Getting Significantly Worse’: California Community Colleges Are Losing Millions to Financial Aid Fraud

March 2024

Getting Paid to Go to School? California’s Community Colleges Try It Out

January 2024

Should State Government Jobs Require a College Degree? Why California Is Rethinking Its Rules

Why California Community Colleges Are Reluctant to Spend More Than $500 Million in State Money

November 2023

Community College Enrollment Plummeted During the Pandemic. Here’s One Reason Why It’s Now Turning Around

October 2023

The Need for Student Services at Community Colleges Has Changed Dramatically Since the 1960s. Has State Law Kept Up?

September 2023

She Lost Her Financial Aid While Homeless. A Bill on Newsom’s Desk Could Help Students Like Her

California Community College Enrollment Is Up, but One Group of Students Lags Behind

August 2023

Why Cal State Is Pushing Back on Community Colleges’ Plans to Offer Bachelor’s Degrees

June 2023

One Group of Students Fled Community College in Record Numbers During the Pandemic. Can These Schools Lure Them Back?

May 2023

Potential Budget Cut Puts Community College Students at Risk by Further Delaying Building Maintenance

Community Colleges Had a Deadline to Serve Struggling Students. Did They Hit It?

April 2023

Legislators Step in as Trust Erodes Between Community Colleges, California State University

Thousands of Californians Are Missing Out on Federal Student Aid. Here’s Why