March 2012 Volume 25 No. 4 Latest Field Poll Shows Growing Support for November Tax Initiative By the Way . . . Only One Pension Reform Initiative Left Legislative Analyst Releases Revised Economic and State Revenue Forecast Ask SSC . . . What Guidance Would You Offer Related to Communicating to Stakeholders About Employee Negotiations? By the Way . . . Application Period Announced for $500 Million in Federal Grants Ask SSC . . . Is the Current-Year Deficit 2.75% or 3.42%? Chancellor's Office Confirms Significant Current-Year Funding Shortfall Bills Begin to Surface Two More Pension Reform Initiatives Off the Table By the Way . . . Initiative Filed to Limit Tuition and Fee Increases Civil Rights Project Reports California's Higher Education Pathways
February 2012 Volume 25 No. 3 By the Way . . . State Superintendent Announces Career Readiness Initiative to Lower Dropout Rate and Prepare Students for Careers Department of Finance Report Shows Weak State Revenues in January Amid Signs of Hope for the Economy PERS Analyzes Impact of Proposed Hybrid Pension Plan President Proposes $8 Billion for New Community College Program By the Way . . . Math Success Rate Remains Flat By the Way . . . Hawkins Reappointed to California Community College Board of Governors LAO Goes Deeper Into Governor's Higher Education Proposals Two Pension Reform Initiatives Called Off Student Success Task Force Proposed Bill Language Legislative Analyst’s Office Questions Proposition 98 Funding Shift LAO Supports Additional Categorical Flexibility, Offers Alternatives to Governor’s Proposal Administration Releases Bill Language for Governor’s Pension Reform Proposal By the Way . . . Governor Signs Cash Flow Bill By the Way . . . Bielanski Reappointed to California Community College Board of Governors By the Way . . . CalSTRS Lowers Its Investment Forecast
February 2012 Volume 25 No. 2 Budget Trailer Bill" Sheds More Light on Community College Provisions" California State Controller John Chiang Says State Could Run Out of Cash in March Ask SSC . . . What's Happening With the Pension Reform Initiatives? CTA Supports Governor Brown’s Tax Initiative California State Supreme Court Weighs in on State Senate District Boundaries Ask SSC . . . Would the Governor’s Tax Initiative Require Two-Thirds Voter Approval In November? Think Long" Committee Backs "California Forward" Reforms" Legislators Sue State Controller Over Authority to Withhold Pay By the Way . . . Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) Releases Poll on Governor’s Tax Plan Ask SSC . . . More on Assembly Bill 1344 and Local Executive Contracts Changes Related to Federal Health Care Reform Are Districts Allowed to Discuss Real Property Transactions with Governing Boards in Closed Session?