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Posts Tagged ‘community college’

Can tiny houses be an answer for students without a home?

By Wyatt Kroopf | December 12, 2018 | 1
Armani Turner and Aquantay Morris, two student-athletes at Laney College, live in a prototype tiny house built by their peers at Laney.

Laney College students, who were homeless, have moved into a Pocket House—a type of tiny house—that could serve as part of a solution to the housing crisis in Oakland.

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Peralta Colleges’ reliance on temporary part-time workers under scrutiny

By Meg Shutzer | October 5, 2018

The Peralta College District misclassifies long-term employees as “temporary,” denying them higher pay and benefits, union officials say.

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Oakland voters to help decide on California school funding proposal

By Stefanie Le | November 7, 2016

On Tuesday, Californians will vote on the California Public School Facility Bonds Initiative, otherwise known as Proposition 51. The proposition, which would provide $9 billion in bonds for public education, has voters split, leaving the fate of the ballot measure in limbo.

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