What's New Archives

2008

Students Rally to Help At-Risk Youth | Sacramento Bee - April 29

State Higher Ed Leaders Denounce Budget Cuts | CBS13 News - April 28

Students March to Capitol to Protest Cuts to Higher Education | Sacramento Bee - April 21

Cumulative Impact: How cuts to higher education in the recent past, today and in the near future will affect access & opportunity for California students

Senate Budget Committee Analysis on Alternate COLA - April 15

Governor's Budget Cuts Financial Aid for Returning Students | Los Angeles Times - April 6

2008 Teaching & Learning Colloquium: Speaker Presentations

California Community College Budget Talking Points - April 3

Testimony of Chancellor Woodruff to Assembly Budget Subcommittee
- April 2

Fall FACCCTS Journal Takes SILVER in International Communications Competition - March 28

Institute for Higher Education Leadership & Policy Report | It Could Happen - March 14

CalSTRS Teachers' Retirement Board Analysis on Retiree Purchasing Power - March 7

CalSTRS Cuts State a Break | Sacramento Bee - March 7

Announcement for CCC Chancellor Position | details - February 28

FACCC-sponsored AB 2271 (Fuentes) Pertaining to Short-Term Disability Insurance - February 22

LAO Proposes Fee Increase; Higher Growth Funding - February 21

California Budget Project Analyzes Mid-year Reductions - February 15

New AACC Report: Linking Service Learning and Civic Engagement in Community College Students - February 08

President Bush Praises Community Colleges - January 30

Fight Over College Fee Cap | Sacramento Bee - January 21

LAO Overview of the Governor’s Budget (Prop 98 Expenditures)

Community College League of California Budget Chart

LAO Forecast Predicts $8 Billion Shortfall in 2008-09

 

2007

California Community Colleges System Office Analysis of Transfer Rates

United Teachers Los Angeles Endorses Prop 92 - November 13

Antelope Valley Press Supports Prop 92 - November 3

FACCCTS Receives International Recognition, Wins Gold Award in 2007 MarCom Competition - November 2

Is your congressional representative cosponsoring H.R. 82? | Check Here

PPIC Report on Higher Education (October 2007) | PDF

College Tuition and Fees Rise 6.6 Percent | Associated Press - October 22
**STOP RISING FEES, VOTE YES ON PROP 92 | DETAILS**

CCs Thank Governor for Signing the Student Success Initiative - October 15

Department of Finance September Monthly Bulletin

State Voters to Decide on College Funding | Sierra Sun - October 9

State to Appeal Fund Ruling | Sacramento Bee - October 5

Secretary of State Assigns Ballot Number to CCI - October 3

CPEC Report: Average Indebtedness of Graduates at Two- and Four-Year Colleges and Universities - September 2007

CCs Take Lead in Retraining Retirees | USA Today - October 2

Bush signs college aid bill | Sacramento Bee - September 27

**Pelosi Statement on President Signing Landmark College Student Financial Aid Bill

A Plain-Language Summary of GASB Statements No. 43 and No. 45

Impact of GASB on State Budget and Potential Solutions | Genest Testimony - September 21

Confronting GASB in the LACCD - September 21

2008-09 Budget Chance Proposal (BCP) | System Office - September

Ballot Initiative Announced announced in Santa Barbara to lower fees for community colleges - September 14

California college offers class about YouTube | International Herald Tribune - Sept 14

US House of Representatives Vote on H.R. 2669, (College Cost Reduction Act of 2007) - Sept 13

Department of Finance Letter to Controller Authorizing SBMA Reimbursement to CalSTRS - Sept 13

CCCs: Will They Make the Grade | Radio Clip - Sept 12

Financial Aid Gets an Overhaul | San Francisco Chronicle - Sept 7

Major Features of the 2007 California Budget | LAO - Sept 7

Inst. for Higher Education Leadership & Policy Releases New Report: Beyond the Open Door:Increasing Student Success in the CCCs - Sept 2007

Appellate Court Upholds SBMA Ruling | Teacher’s Retirement Board vs Genest - August 30

Twice-a-week now rules for college classes | Sacramento Bee - August 25

Draft Career Technical Education (CTE) Plan – Your Input is Needed

Public Employee Coalition Responds to Richman Initiative - August 24

CCC & CA Dept of Education Announce Career Tech Ed Plan Review - August 24

Enrollment Surge for Los Rios | Sacramento Bee - August 23

Retirement Primer for CCC Part-Time Faculty - August 2008

New Electronic Transcript Service Available - August 22

Meet the 2007/08 FACCC Board

FACCC Leaders Join Online Discussion | Sacramento Bee - July 28

Jim Hard: Public service work deserves support | Sacramento Bee - July 24

California's Students Get Into College, but not Always Out | USA Today - July 14

Visit CalHealthReform.org for Up-to-Date Information on Health Reform Proposals

FACCCTS Takes the GOLD in 2007 Hermes Creative Awards Competition - June 11

New Zip for the FACCC Office - 95811

FACCCTS Journal Rave Ignites Online Discussion | Humanising Language Teaching Online | UK

Who Will Pay and How Much? | Chronicle of Higher Education - June

Department of Finance Letter to Legislative Leaders on May 2007 Cash Shortfall - June 8

Massachusetts Governor Proposes Free Community Colleges | New York Times - June 2, 2007

Bill Targets Lottery in Nursing School Admissions | Sacramento Bee - June 4, 2007

Joint Budget Conference Committee Deliberations on Community Colleges - May 2007

CA Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC) Report: Educational Attainment of Population - May 2007  

CPEC Report: Per Capita Income by Educational Attainment - May 2007

CalSTRS Policy Report: Health Care Coverage Worsens for Retired Educators Uncertain Coverage Spells an Uncertain Retirement - May

View DREAM Act provision contained within S.1348, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007

Public Policy Institute of California Report: Can California Import Enough College Graduates to Meet Workforce Needs?- May 2007

LAO Analysis: May Revision Prop 98 Spending Proposals - May 18
LAO Analysis: Overview of the 2007-08 May Revision - May 18

2007 FACCC Elections Results Are In! | Details

FACCC Reaches for Larger Audience | Los Angeles Collegian - April 25, 2007

Governor's May Revise Proposes Increased COLA and Base Apportionment Reduction - May 15, 2007

Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Hearing Agenda - May 8, 2008

California Budget Project Report: Slouching Toward the May Revision

Senate Budget Subcommittee on Education Finance Analysis -- May 1, 2007 Hearing

The Combined Annual Economic Impacts in California of CalPERS and CalSTRS Retirement Income Benefit Payments- April 2007

Community College Fees Measure Qualifies for Ballot | The Sacramento Bee - April 25

Proposed Regulatory Changes Regarding Curriculum Standards, Course Approval and Related Topics | Consultation Council Digest - April

Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team Issues Compton Comprehensive Review Report - April 25

Mendoza Introduces AB 1343, the Faculty and College Excellence (FACE) Act - April 17

LAO Launches Web Site Focused on Retiree Health Care - April 2007

Community College Faculty Opportunity to Participate in Bulgaria Summer Program - March 30

Congressional Community College Caucus - March 23

California Budget Project Report: The California Lottery: A Small and Declining Share of School Funding - March 23

CCCO Releases Report | Focus on Results: Accountability Reporting for the CCCs - March 19

Poll Reveals Public Support of CC Initiative | View Poll Question | Crosstabs - March 2007

Governor Reappoints Kay Albiani to CCBOG; Announces Appointment of Pastor Alfred Smith, Sr. - March 9

Nat Center for Public Policy and Higher Education Report Released | California Community Colleges: Making Them Stronger and More Affordable - March 9

Community College Nitpicking | Sacramento Bee - March 9

CCC Enrollment on the Rise | Press Release | Chancellor's Office - March 6

Strengthening Pre-collegiate Education in Community Colleges (SPECC) - March 2

FACCC Testifies Before Assembly Higher Education Committee, Presents FACCC Response to Rules of the Game Report | View Response - February 27

LAO Analysis of the 2007-08 Budget Bill Pertaining to Community Colleges - February 23

Capitol Public Radio Examines Report Giving Community Colleges a Failing Grade | LISTEN HERE - February 7

Rules of the Game | A report by Nancy Shulock and Colleen Moore, Institute for Higher Education Leadership & Policy - February 1, 2007
**Response to "Rules of the Game" by FACCC President Dennis Smith
**Response to "Rules of the Game" by Chancellor Mark Drummond

Report Released: Basic Skills as a Foundation for Student Success in CCCs - February 2007

Senate Office of Research Comparison of Schwarzenegger, Perata and Nuñez Health Care Proposals - January

Analyses by Senator Sheila Kuehl: Benefits of Single-Payer Health Care System - January

A Surprising Secret to a Long Life: Stay in School | New York Times Online - January

Gov. Schwarzenegger and Legislative Leaders Announce Appointments to Public Employee Post-Employment Benefits Commission - February 20

H.R. 990, Federal Legislation Eliminating Tuition Sensitivity in the Pell Grant Program- February 12

Greater Access to Education Act of 2007 (S. 360)

System Budget Change Proposal (full-length narrative) - January 30, 2007

Senate Office of Research Comparison of Schwarzenegger, Perata and Nuñez Health Care Proposals - January

Analyses by Senator Sheila Kuehl: Benefits of Single-Payer Health Care System - January

Composition of Assembly Committees - January 24

New Education Reports Released:

--California Policy Options to Accelerate Latino Success in Higher Education
--How Latino Students Pay for College

Experts Link Improved Health Care to Education - January 3

Composition of State Senate Committees - January 2007

System Office Report: Accountability Report for Community Colleges | PDF - January 2007