Community College Update

October 2007 Volume 20 No. 23

By the Way . . . UC Ends Referral Payments to Private College
Do Reference Materials Exist to Help Students Transfer to Four-Year Institutions?
Dual Enrollment Programs Show Positive Results
Miami Dade College Focuses on Learning Outcomes
End Results for Bills Affecting Community Colleges This Year
By the Way . . . Showdown on Federal Education Funding Looms
By the Way . . . GASB Releases 2007-08 Annual Bound Editions
Ask SSC . . . Do We Have to Go to Bid to Purchase a New School Bus?
State Revenue Shortfall Continues in September

October 2007 Volume 20 No. 22

By the Way . . . Community College Does Not Have to Terminate Employment of Student Trustee
Should University Executive Compensation be Limited by Law?
$1 Billion to Schools from Lottery for the Year
Key Elements of a Successful Catastrophic Leave Program
Ask SSC . . . Is There a Rule About Covering Slow Cash Receipts?
Opposition Growing for Community College Funding Initiative
Governor Slow to Take Action on K-12 Education Measures
By the Way . . . Governor Holds Press Conference to Highlight $14 Billion Health Care Reform Proposal
Ask SSC . . . Can One Side" (Union or District) Declare Impasse?"
State Revenue Shortfall Could Increase

September 2007 Volume 20 No. 21

By the Way . . . Solano Community College Branches Out to Vallejo
By the Way . . . House Approves Student Loan Extension for the Military
Update on Student Grade-Changing
Two Major Bills Affecting Textbook Publishers and Bookstores Await Governor’s Action
Increasing Federal Financial Aid for Community College Students
Ask SSC . . . How Do We Close Out a Fund?
By the Way . . . Updated FCMAT ASB Manual and Desk Reference Now Available
State Repays STRS $500 Million per Court Decision
August State Revenues Up, But Gain Is Likely Temporary
By the Way . . . STRS Increases Staff Hours for School Agency Audits
Attorney General Issues Opinion on Public Employees Attending or Speaking at Board Meetings