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Governor tries to fix adult ed plan, but controversy remains
Backing away from his controversial plan to hand control of adult education over to community colleges, Gov. Jerry Brown is instead proposing that regional consortia, made up of community colleges and school districts, determine adult ed’s future. However, his new plan is also stirring controversy. In his budget revision unveiled Tuesday, Brown provides substantially more dedicated funding for adult education beginning in 2015-16, raising the amount allocated to $500 million instead of the $300 million in … Read entire article »
Filed under: Finance, Funding and Taxation, Jerry Brown, Reporting & Analysis, State Budget, Weighted Student Funding (Local Control Funding Formula)
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 »
Filed under: Adult education, College and Career Preparation, Funding and Taxation, Jerry Brown, Legislature, Bills, Reporting & Analysis, Weighted Student Funding (Local Control Funding Formula)
Questions surround bill proposing online course network at colleges
California could lead the charge in developing a network of online public college courses open to all students enrolled in the University of California, California State University and the California Community College system. Senate Bill 520, introduced by Senate president pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento), would allow the thousands of students shut out of required classes due to budget cuts to enroll in an online version of the course in order to stay on track to … Read entire article »
Filed under: California Colleges, College Completion, College Enrollment, Community Colleges, Featured, Jerry Brown, Legislature, Bills, Reporting & Analysis, UC and CSU
Agency prescribes SF City College trustees tough medicine
San Francisco City College trustees appeared grateful, albeit somber, last night as they listened to a lengthy assessment of the college district’s finances and heard tough recommendations on how to stave off insolvency and keep from losing its accreditation. “Thank you for an extremely comprehensive and extremely depressing report,” said trustee Rodrigo Santos, just half-heartedly in jest. In a 150-page report, the Fiscal Crisis and Management Assistance Team (FCMAT) warned that CCSF is in “a perilous financial position,” … Read entire article »
Filed under: Community Colleges, Featured, Reporting & Analysis
Higher community college fee plan in Santa Monica would be a first in California
Depending on your perspective, Santa Monica College’s plan to charge students several times the normal fee to add sections to oversubscribed classes is either a brilliant idea to cope with its shrinking revenues, or a misguided strategy making it more difficult for low-income students to reach their academic goals. Given the depth of the community colleges’ financial woes, and the fact that there are 112 of them around the state, it is surprising that more of … Read entire article »
Filed under: Reporting & Analysis
With long-term consequences, community college students struggle to pass college-level math courses
Large numbers of community college students are struggling to pass the college-level math classes they need to complete a degree or transfer to a four-year institution, with long-term implications for their futures. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Reporting & Analysis
“Success courses” could help community college students reach academic goals
An emerging strategy to promote community college success is to have students enroll in “student success courses” that focus on study and career skills and help guide them through their community college experience. … Read entire article »
Filed under: College and Career Preparation, College Completion, Community Colleges, Reporting & Analysis
Study: Grade gap between Latinos and white community college students wider on online courses
The increasing reliance on online courses at California’s community colleges is contributing to the grade gap between Latino and white students, according to a recent study that examined millions of student records. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Reporting & Analysis
Panel wants to attach strings to community college fee waivers
Students receiving fee waivers at California’s 112 community colleges could be required to work towards a clearly identified educational goal and be limited in the number of courses they could take. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Reporting & Analysis
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