March 2008 Volume 21 No. 7 By the Way . . . Extension of Federal Higher Education Law By the Way . . . Hernandez Reappointed to Board of Governors Perkins Act Funding Mitigating Environmental Impacts of Campus Expansion Welcome Ann Hern to SSC's Staff K-20 Data Systems U.S. Department of Education Awards Funds for Advanced Placement Tests Mercer Report Studies Feasibility of Creating a Statewide Health Care Pool Health Benefits Task Force By the Way . . . National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) Releases Digest of Education Statistics: 2007 New Report Predicts Continuing Changes in High School Graduate Population
March 2008 Volume 21 No. 6 New Shulock Report on Student Success Released Strategies to Reduce Textbook Costs Report on Board of Governors’ March Meeting GASB Acts to Improve the Reporting of Fund Balance Legislative Analyst Estimates Higher Revenue Limit COLA By the Way . . . Bills at a Glance Online. By the Way . . . Updated Governmental Accounting Research System Available By the Way . . . Revised Personal Income Tax Withholding Schedules Available State Budget Update—Billions of Cuts Left to be Made UCLA Forecasters Say No Recession, But . . . California Not Alone in Struggle to Fund Retiree Benefits Ask SSC . . . What Do We Need to Consider When Offering an Early Retirement Plan? STRS Board Proposes Reduction in State Contribution By the Way . . . Committee Shake Up
February 2008 Volume 21 No. 4 By the Way . . . Proposed New Energy Efficiency Building Codes By the Way . . . Inmate Education By the Way . . . Math and Science Jobs College Affordability Act President Unveils 2009 Higher Education Budget Elements Student Loans Hearing on Green Workforce Training Election Update Preparing for Tougher Budget Times Update on Special Session Budget Actions Overview of Layoff Processes Super Tuesday Leaves Democratic Presidential Nominee Undecided FCMAT Broadcast on Legislative Analyst’s Analysis of the State Budget Bill Set for February 25 Is the GASB Going Away? By the Way . . . State Teachers’ Retirement System Survey