May 2007 Volume 20 No. 11 By the Way . . . Community Colleges Faced with Threats of Violence By the Way . . . Texas to Revamp College Admissions By the Way . . . Privatizing California’s Lottery By the Way . . . Report on California Community Colleges By the Way . . . U.S. Department of Education Prepares to Reopen Student Loan Database By the Way . . . George T. Caplan Appointed to the California Postsecondary Education Commission Colleges and Universities Help to Build K-12/Community College Administrators Pipeline Should There Be So Much Focus on Advanced Placement Courses? College Affordability: Assembly Member Proposes Free College for Civic Service Take Home Exam Goes Wrong Community Colleges Basic Skills Initiative Goes on the Road Public Employee Post-Employment Benefits Commission Meets Student Outcomes take Center Stage as Accreditation Negotiations Break Down Admission Dean Resigns Faculty Votes No Confidence in President Gonzalez College of Marin President Gets Financial Incentive State Revenues Jump in April Administration Drops Controversial Home-to-School Transportation Funding Shift Proposal Court of Appeal Rules Determination of Temporary" Cannot be Determined Solely by Credential" FCMAT Broadcast on the Governor's May Revise Despite Strong April Revenues, Administration Official Signals May Revision Cuts Housing Affordability Impacts Declining Enrollment According to New Report by California Budget Project
April 2007 Volume 20 No. 10 By the Way . . . ARCC Report By the Way . . . Implementation Oversight Committee Meeting By the Way . . . Governor Appoints New Vice Chancellor Update on Community College Legislation - 4/27/09 Controversy Surrounding Student Loan Preferred Lender Lists High School Seniors May have Unrealistic Career Goals Compton Comprehensive Assessment Report Released Basic Skills in California Community Colleges Board of Governors to Implement SB 361 Permanent Regulations Board of Governors to Make Changes to Title 5 System Office of the California Community Colleges Encourages Emergency Planning Panel to Examine Virginia Tech Tragedy Congresswoman Juanita Millender-McDonald Dies of Cancer By the Way . . . Second District Court of Appeal Rules on Los Angeles Unified School District Takeover Bill Revenues Are Short As May Revise Approaches By the Way . . . Scott Hill Named Undersecretary of Education Ask SSC . . . Has the Window for Filing Mandate Claims Been Extended in View of the Recent Court Decision? Ask SSC . . . Does GASB 45 Really Require a Two-Tier Rate for Insurance Premiums? Ask SSC . . . Is It Permissible to Include Health Benefits as Part of the Salary Schedule? Community College Initiative Qualifies for February Ballot
April 2007 Volume 20 No. 8 By the Way . . . Administrative Reorganizations Not Subject to Consultation with Faculty Senate By the Way . . . Community Colleges—Not Courts—Define Full-Time Equivalency San Francisco City College Comes Under Fire Sacramento City College Takes on Early College High School Freshmen at Four-Year Colleges Student Loan Controversy Widens Strategies for Readiness, Access, and Success Are Community Colleges Receiving Their Fair Share of Lottery Funds? More Focus is Needed on Adult Students in Colleges Governing Board Accountability Assessing Community College Performance SSC Welcomes Angelo A. Williams to Legislative Staff Ask SSC . . . Is There a Conflict Between STRS and IRS Regulations? Public Employee Postemployment Benefits Commission Update