October 2007 Volume 20 No. 23 By the Way . . . UC Ends Referral Payments to Private College Do Reference Materials Exist to Help Students Transfer to Four-Year Institutions? Dual Enrollment Programs Show Positive Results Miami Dade College Focuses on Learning Outcomes End Results for Bills Affecting Community Colleges This Year By the Way . . . Showdown on Federal Education Funding Looms By the Way . . . GASB Releases 2007-08 Annual Bound Editions Ask SSC . . . Do We Have to Go to Bid to Purchase a New School Bus? State Revenue Shortfall Continues in September
October 2007 Volume 20 No. 22 By the Way . . . Community College Does Not Have to Terminate Employment of Student Trustee Should University Executive Compensation be Limited by Law? $1 Billion to Schools from Lottery for the Year Key Elements of a Successful Catastrophic Leave Program Ask SSC . . . Is There a Rule About Covering Slow Cash Receipts? Opposition Growing for Community College Funding Initiative Governor Slow to Take Action on K-12 Education Measures By the Way . . . Governor Holds Press Conference to Highlight $14 Billion Health Care Reform Proposal Ask SSC . . . Can One Side" (Union or District) Declare Impasse?" State Revenue Shortfall Could Increase
September 2007 Volume 20 No. 21 By the Way . . . Solano Community College Branches Out to Vallejo By the Way . . . House Approves Student Loan Extension for the Military Update on Student Grade-Changing Two Major Bills Affecting Textbook Publishers and Bookstores Await Governor’s Action Increasing Federal Financial Aid for Community College Students Ask SSC . . . How Do We Close Out a Fund? By the Way . . . Updated FCMAT ASB Manual and Desk Reference Now Available State Repays STRS $500 Million per Court Decision August State Revenues Up, But Gain Is Likely Temporary By the Way . . . STRS Increases Staff Hours for School Agency Audits Attorney General Issues Opinion on Public Employees Attending or Speaking at Board Meetings