March 2011 Volume 24 No. 5 Pell Grants Decrease Not Contained in Federal Stop Gap Measure Conference Committee Makes Changes to Cal Grants Baccalaureate Degrees at California Community Colleges By the Way . . . Community College Regional Summits Appellate Court Rules on Mello-Roos Financing By the Way . . . Career Pathways Innovation Fund Grants Available Conference Committee Takes Action on Community College Items Governor Addresses Budget Conference Committee By the Way . . . Ken Hall Is to Be Honored Ask SSC . . . Why Are Tentative Agreements Typically Not Ratified? Turning the Corner? Revenues are Up Budget Conference Committee to Begin Meeting House Passes Bill that Includes Pell Grant Cuts
February 2011 Volume 24 No. 4 LAO Discusses Pension Reform Legislative Budget Committee Actions on Community College Budget Legislative Analyst's Office Posts Budget Recommendations on Website Ask SSC . . . What’s the Deadline for Placing a Measure on the June Ballot? Affordability of California's Public Colleges President's Budget Proposal Seeks to Invest in Education"" LAO Weighs In on All-Cuts Budget Ask SSC. . . Federal Forest Reserve Funding Debate Continues Cost-Saving Proposals for Cal Grants Ask SSC . . . When Did the Cash Deferrals Start? Ask SSC . . . Does Accounting Switch Mean More Cuts for Proposition 98? Governor Brown Puts a Halt on the Sale of State Buildings
February 2011 Volume 24 No. 3 Education Budget Trailer Bill Released Ask SSC . . . Health Benefits and Taxes Ask SSC . . . Is a Majority or Super Majority Required to Extend Temporary Taxes? Legislative Analyst’s Office Puts Spotlight on Creative Accounting and Its Impact on Proposition 98 Ask SSC . . . How is the PERS “Hold Harmless” on Furlough Days Paid For? Governor Urges Legislature to Let Voters Decide LAO Finds Merit in Governor's Proposed Fee Increase Ask SSC . . . Which Rate is Correct for the PERS Employer Contribution? The Governor Can’t Do It Alone—An Editorial By School Services of California Ask SSC . . . Will There be Midyear Cuts to Education? By the Way . . . Some Staffing Changes at SSC New Federal Grant Opportunity Lockyer Offers Thoughts on IOUs and All-Cuts Budget By the Way . . . Governor Brown Set to Deliver State of the State Address on Monday, January 31, 2011 By the Way . . . CalSTRS Posts Double-Digit Investment Gains