Sen. Akilah Weber Pierson, a Democrat from San Diego, wrote the bill.
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Overall, unionized staff and faculty compensation at the California State University is on par with national averages for similar public universities, but about a third of workers’ total salary and benefits are below national averages. -
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Education staff are being scattered across several other federal agencies. Despite the Trump administration's claims, employees say it's adding bureaucracy and making it harder to serve students. -
Local and state Democratic leaders Wednesday sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin demanding he end Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity near schools. -
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San Diego Public Library officials announced Tuesday they are teaming up Google to offer free career advancement courses for county residents wanting to improve their workforce skills. -
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed two laws that determine when community colleges can create bachelor’s degrees and how many they can offer. -
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