Adam Echelman • CalMatters, Author at Stocktonia News

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Community college students, including some at Delta, struggle with online learning

by Adam Echelman • CalMatters June 5, 2026, 6:00 a.m.June 4, 2026, 2:19 p.m.

Even after campuses returned to in-person classes, many students are still working from their dining room table.

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How California bungled $1 million in a collaboration with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library

by Adam Echelman • CalMatters April 18, 2026, 6:00 a.m.April 15, 2026, 3:21 p.m.

Immigrant truck drivers were supposed to get their licenses back. Why California’s DMV is stalling

by Adam Echelman • CalMatters April 8, 2026, 4:18 p.m.April 8, 2026, 4:18 p.m.

California must let immigrant truck drivers keep their licenses, judge rules

by Adam Echelman • CalMatters Feb. 26, 2026, 11:26 a.m.April 23, 2026, 1:55 p.m.

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Why a new Trump policy could expel thousands of adult students from classes

by Adam Echelman • CalMatters July 29, 2025, 12:01 p.m.July 28, 2025, 1:04 p.m.

Financial aid fraud is on the rise in California. How federal officials plan to crack down

by Adam Echelman • CalMatters June 16, 2025, 12:24 p.m.June 16, 2025, 2:00 p.m.

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Trump cites California LGBTQ+ centers to justify big cuts to ‘woke’ campuses

by Adam Echelman • CalMatters May 31, 2025, 8:43 a.m.May 31, 2025, 8:52 a.m.

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How the Trump administration’s vow to revoke Chinese student visas could hurt California

by Adam Echelman • CalMatters May 30, 2025, 1:30 p.m.May 30, 2025, 12:30 p.m.

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Trump policy targeting immigrants shuts California students out of federal programs

by Adam Echelman • CalMatters April 20, 2025, 12:02 p.m.April 17, 2025, 9:18 a.m.

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A ‘missed opportunity’: Does Newsom’s plan to get Californians into better jobs do enough?

by Adam Echelman • CalMatters April 6, 2025, 6:00 a.m.April 4, 2025, 8:41 a.m.