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Assembly committee rejects moving adult ed to community colleges
In a clear message to Gov. Jerry Brown, an Assembly subcommittee voted unanimously Tuesday to reject his proposal to shift responsibility for adult education programs from K-12 districts to community colleges. The bipartisan 4-0 vote, with one subcommittee member absent, followed a flurry of pink slips issued by school districts to adult educators last week. The vote was also meant as a message to school districts considering abandoning their adult ed schools that the Assembly supports current … Read entire article »
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Districts struggle with governor’s adult education proposal
Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget proposal to give the state’s community colleges $300 million to run adult education is leaving K-12 districts in a quandary. Should they assume Brown’s idea will become law, plan to close their adult schools and hope that their local community college will be able to pick up those programs? Should they plan to keep their adult school open for one more year to help make a smooth transition? Or should they … Read entire article »
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LAO has ‘serious concerns’ with governor’s Prop. 98 calculation
The State Legislative Analyst’s Office is calling into question the legality of Gov. Brown’s proposal to count new revenue from Proposition 39 toward funding for education. In a report released Thursday, the LAO warns that the governor’s plan for the initiative, the California Clean Energy Jobs Act, violates the intent of the law. Proposition 39, which won with 61 percent vote last November, is projected to raise up to half a billion dollars in revenue this fiscal … Read entire article »
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Community colleges reject charge of excessive faculty power
California Community College Chancellor Brice Harris has rejected a legal complaint challenging the authority of local academic senates. The challenge by California Competes, an Oakland-based nonprofit organization, alleged that two sections of Title 5 of the Education Code violate state law because they allow local trustees to rely on the judgment of the faculty when making decisions about academic issues. California Competes’ complaint also said the regulation has led to “a tangled bureaucracy” and dysfunctional decision making at community colleges, and disenfranchises other members of the college community such as students and staff. In an official response to the attorney for California Competes, Harris wrote that after carefully reviewing the complaint with the community college attorney, “I have concluded that the regulations are not unlawful. Furthermore, California Competes’ positions regarding public policy, although well-meaning, … Read entire article »
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More money, more accountability for community colleges
Additional reporting by Sue Frey Gov. Brown’s spending plan for community colleges reflects the new focus in the state’s 112-campus community college system on increasing graduation and transfer rates through a combination of technology, smoother pathways to Cal State University and, for students, tough love. His budget would invest an additional $196.7 million in community colleges and leave it up to the Board of Governors to Key provisions of budget proposal for community colleges No change in student fees. $196.9 … Read entire article »
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Los Angeles Unified cuts adult school by half — and that’s the good news
The reaction to Los Angeles Unified’s decision to cut the budget for adult school in half for the 2012–13 school year underscores the tenuous existence of adult education programs in California. … Read entire article »
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Expanding the role of community colleges in adult school programs
As school districts throughout California make major cuts or consider abandoning their adult schools, advocates for adult education programs are searching for ways to prevent their demise, including a possible heightened role for community colleges. … Read entire article »
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Transforming ‘deferred action’ for young immigrants into true opportunities
February 5th, 2013 | 4 Comments | By Edward Kissam / commentary
President Obama’s announcement of a new immigration program, “deferred action for childhood arrivals” (DACA), last June makes 2013 a year of hope for undocumented immigrant youth and young adults in California. However, a key factor in determining whether their dreams become reality will be their ability to enroll in adult schools and community college programs. Modeled on the DREAM Act, DACA provides undocumented immigrants who came to this country as children (before age 16), and who … Read entire article »
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