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 20 No. 24
  • What are the Historical State Apportionment COLAs?
  • Advanced Placement Course Audit Results: Many Courses Require Further Review
  • Report on Initiatives for College Access and Success
  • CSU Compensation Practices Addressed by the Bureau of State Audits
  • Ask SSC . . . Could You Suggest Some Sample Contract Language Regarding GASB 45?
  • Guidance Provided on Student Privacy and School Safety
  • Department of Finance Calls for Budget Reduction Plans of 10%
  • Ask SSC . . . Can the Cost of Postretirement Benefits Be Covered by Salary Savings from Retiring Employees?
  • IRS Holds Workshops for School-Connected Organizations
  • Healthcare Reform Inches Forward
  • Ask SSC . . . How Is Step and Column Different When FTEs Are Declining?
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
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