Volume 40 No. 3 | Thursday, April 2, 2026
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- THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2026Tina-King YUCAIPA, CA - Last week, the Aspen Institute College Excel- lence Program (Aspen) announced that Dr. Tina King, President of San Diego College of Continuing Education, is one of 23 innova- tive leaders selected from across third cohort of the Aspen Presi- dents Fellowship, supported by JPMorgan Chase. The fellows will engage in a unique year-long pro- fessional development experience that will help them refine and en- act a reform agenda to help more of their students succeed both dur- ing and after college.
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- THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 2026SACRAMENTO-Tribal repre- sentatives along with labor leaders and legislators today urged estab- lishing California Native Ameri- can Day as an official paid state holiday. AB 1841, introduced by Assemblymember James C. Ra- mos (D-San Bernardino) would designate the fourth Friday of September as a paid holiday for state employees. Ramos, a member of the Serrano/ Cahuilla tribe, is the first Califor- nia Native American lawmaker elected in the state's nearly 175 year history. He has advocated for the establishment of Califor- nia Native American Day since 1998, long before his election to the Legislature.
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State and Local Education Leaders Visit Riverside County Schools to Highlight CalKIDS and Early Financial Literacy
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA On March 13, 2026, state and local education leaders will visit two Riverside County schools to highlight how Riverside County is emerging as a model for helping families access CalKIDS Scholar- ships while introducing financial literacy and early wealth-building concepts beginning in the elementary years.
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Hosted by the Riverside County Office of Education (RCOE), the visit will celebrate Good Hope Elementary School in Perris Ele- mentary School District for achieving a 100% CalKIDS Scholarship claim rate. Good Hope is one of five Riverside County schools that have reached this milestone, demonstrating how schools can ensure every eligible student
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The event will also highlight RCOE's broader effort to expand these strategies across schools throughout Riverside County, beginning with elementary campuses where students are be- ing introduced to financial literacy and future educational opportunities at an early age.
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Baltimore's Coppin State Builds Pipeline for California
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By Joe W. Bowers, Jr. | California Black Media Twelve Inglewood Unified students left a school assembly last week with college accep- and for several, scholarship offers after a visit from Dr. Anthony L. Jenkins, president of Coppin State University. The visit is part of an effort to build a pipeline from California to the Baltimore-based Histor- ically Black College and University (HBCU).
The acceptance offers were made during a presentation at City Honors International Preparatory School, a 2026 California Dis- tinguished School, where Coppin officials in- troduced students to academic, financial and career opportunities.
While the event took place in Inglewood, Coppin officials said the recruitment effort tar- gets students across California who may be in- terested in attending an HBCU but lack access to one in-state.
"Whether it's Coppin or some other institu- tion, the bottom line is you need to go to col- lege," Jenkins told students. "California, our See "Baltimore Coppin State..." page 8