June 2007 Volume 20 No. 14 CalPERS Votes to Remove Restrictions Education Commission of the States Gets New President University of California, Riverside Cancels Commencement under Threats New America Foundation in California Calls for “Zero” College Tuition, College Access Contract Wisconsin Says No to Ban on Affirmative Action Probe into Student Loan Industry High School Counselors Face Challenges When Advising Students about Borrowing Money Free Community College Tuition Raises Concerns Lassen Community College Trustees Refuse to Release Authority Bipartisan Bill Proposes Tax Reform for Higher Education By the Way . . . California's Credit Outlook Raised Ask SSC . . . When Does Compensatory Time Off Need to Be Paid? Budget Talks Simmer as Legislature Likely to Miss State Budget Deadline State Revenue Shortfall Not as Bad as First Reported By the Way . . . STRS Rate Increases Starting in 2009-10 on Hold. Sorting Out the Action on the Health Care Front UCLA Forecasts More Tough Times for California Housing
June 2007 Volume 20 No. 13 By the Way . . . Community College Select Committee Gets New Chair. By the Way . . . Senator Takes on Margaret Spellings Understanding the Achievement Gap—The Equity Scorecard is a Process to Institutional Change Governor’s Commission on Public Employee Postemployment Benefits Holds Second Meeting Increasing Nurses in California Golden West College Goes Smoke-Free New Study Examines California Community College Transfer Rates Chancellor Drummond Returns to LACCD Deadline Approaching for Fiscal Bills Budget Conference Committee and Community Colleges Ask SSC . . . Do Contracts Paid from Student Body Funds Have to go Through a Formal Bid Process? Budget Woes Continue to Plague Governor
May 2007 Volume 20 No. 12 By the Way . . . Council Holds Summer Workshop for Higher Education Accreditation By the Way . . . Yuba College Forms Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee By the Way . . . Community College Students Get Transfer Support By the Way . . . Matching Employers with Graduates By the Way . . . Sacramento Bee Columnist Writes Opinion on Community College Ballot Measure Institution-Based Financial Aid and Enticing Students to Enroll Helping to Sustain the Mission of Community Colleges is Achieving the Dream Calling it Quits on the Nursing School Lottery Can California Meet Workforce Needs? California Prison Spending Will Start to Outpace Colleges EdFund Goes Out to Bid May Revision and Community Colleges - 5/25/07 By the Way . . . PERS Contribution Rate for School Employers Set for 2007-08 Legislative Analyst's Office Claims Error Made in Education Budget Administration Acknowledges Equalization Budgeting Error Ask SSC . . . What Do We Do About Retroactive Pay for a Former Employee? By the Way . . . Budget Conference Committee Senate Members Named Governor Sponsors Webcast on Lottery Proposal