Community College Update

A vital resource for community college clients, School Services of California Inc.'s Community College Update delivers timely and useful information on fiscal and policy issues. The Community College Update features in-depth articles on topics such as the State Budget, Proposition 98 allocations, capital outlay, Lottery estimates, bonds, student fee questions, and much more. The Community College Update contains summaries and analyses of all major legislation that has an impact on community colleges.

Volume 24 No. 6
  • By the Way . . . Chancellor’s Office Launches New Website
  • By the Way . . . PERS Keeps Forecast Steady
  • More than a Drill, But Less than a Deal
  • By the Way . . . STRS Proposed Penalty and Interest Regulations Available for Written Comment
  • By the Way . . . “Oil Extraction Fee to Rescue Education” Ballot Initiative Submitted
  • By the Way . . . Budget Vote Scheduled for Wednesday, March 16, 2011
  • State Budget Update—March 11, 2011 Video
  • UCLA Economists Say We’re “On the Mend”
  • By the Way . . . Board of Governors' Goals for 2011
  • Movement in Negotiations?
  • March 2011 Board of Governors: Prerequisite Policies, EEO Regulations, and FON Exemption
  • Court Rules Mandate Deferrals Unconstitutional
  • March Board of Governors: Governor Visit, Allocation Timing, and Capitol Outlay
  • Little Hoover Commission's Proposals for Pension Reform
  • Ask SSC . . . What’s Next If the Taxes Aren’t Placed on the Ballot?
  • Impasse
  • By the Way . . . Task Force on Student Success Expands Website
  • Classified Layoffs Loom
Volume 24 No. 5
  • Pell Grants Decrease Not Contained in Federal Stop Gap Measure
  • Conference Committee Makes Changes to Cal Grants
  • Baccalaureate Degrees at California Community Colleges
  • By the Way . . . Community College Regional Summits
  • Appellate Court Rules on Mello-Roos Financing
  • By the Way . . . Career Pathways Innovation Fund Grants Available
  • Conference Committee Takes Action on Community College Items
  • Governor Addresses Budget Conference Committee
  • By the Way . . . Ken Hall Is to Be Honored
  • Ask SSC . . . Why Are Tentative Agreements Typically Not Ratified?
  • Turning the Corner? Revenues are Up
  • Budget Conference Committee to Begin Meeting
  • House Passes Bill that Includes Pell Grant Cuts
Volume 24 No. 4
  • LAO Discusses Pension Reform
  • Legislative Budget Committee Actions on Community College Budget
  • Legislative Analyst's Office Posts Budget Recommendations on Website
  • Ask SSC . . . What’s the Deadline for Placing a Measure on the June Ballot?
  • Affordability of California's Public Colleges
  • President's Budget Proposal Seeks to Invest in Education""
  • LAO Weighs In on All-Cuts Budget
  • Ask SSC. . . Federal Forest Reserve Funding Debate Continues
  • Cost-Saving Proposals for Cal Grants
  • Ask SSC . . . When Did the Cash Deferrals Start?
  • Ask SSC . . . Does Accounting Switch Mean More Cuts for Proposition 98?
  • Governor Brown Puts a Halt on the Sale of State Buildings