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 21 No. 15
  • STRS Approves Audit Plan
  • Digital Divide Widens
  • Career Technical Education Initiative Annual Report Issued
  • Basic Skills Learning Communities
  • Supplemental Benefit Maintenance Account Changes
  • By the Way . . . Brownley to Chair Assembly Education Committee
  • A Further Look at the State's Cash Flow
  • Ask SSC . . . Is There a Limit to the Number of Units a High School Student Can Concurrently Enroll in at a Community College?
  • By the Way . . . Education Forum Scheduled in Santa Clara County
  • Redevelopment Agency Funds
  • Budget Conference Committee Adopts 2.43% COLA for K-14 Education
  • Conference Committee COLA Balances Out the Package
Volume 21 No. 14
  • Improving College Readiness and Basic Skills Outcomes
  • By the Way . . . There are now 110 California Community Colleges
  • Ask SSC . . . What Happens to Facilities Projects if There Is No Statewide Education Facilities Bond?
  • Ask SSC . . . When Will Community Colleges Receive Apportionment Cash for July?
  • Fifty Percent Law Modifications Delayed
  • Frequently Asked Questions about the Cash Management Improvement Proposal Approved by the Budget Conference Committee
  • Internal Revenue Service Raises Mileage Rate in Response to Rising Energy Costs
  • Is It Time for Multiyear Budget Certification for the State? - An SSC Editorial
  • Economy and Revenues Are Tracking May Revision
  • 2008-09 Lottery Projections Released
  • Liquidity Problems Touch School Agencies
  • By the Way . . . Secretary of Education Hosts Sacramento Dialogue on Education Reform
  • Ask SSC . . . Are School Agencies Nonprofit Organizations for Federal Tax Purposes?
  • Poll Reflects that Education Is of Lesser Importance than Economy
  • Ask SSC . . . Can a Cash Donation to the District Have Donor-Imposed Restrictions for Use?
  • Federal Action Extends Unemployment Insurance Benefits
  • Surprise, Surprise—New Fiscal Year Begins Without a State Budget
Volume 21 No. 13
  • Guidance on Retiree Benefits Reporting (GASB 45) Provided by System Office
  • Budget Conference Committee Approves Modifications to the SBMA
  • Conference Committee Begins Work
  • PERS Real Estate Investment Tanks
  • By the Way . . . Two Laws Effective July 1, 2008, that Districts Should Know About
  • By the Way . . . Health Savings Account Parameters Set for 2009
  • Ask SSC . . . What’s the Status of the Governor’s Cash Management Improvement Program Proposal?
  • PERS Approves 2009 HMO Premium Rates
  • Court May Order State to Pay Billions for Prison Construction
  • UCLA Still Says No Recession