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. 15
  • By the Way . . . California Community College Board of Governors Names Four Finalists for Interim Chancellor
  • By the Way . . . California Community College System Office 2008-09 Budget Development Timeline
  • By the Way . . . Tyler Heads to Texas
  • Ask SSC . . . What Happened to the Field Act Exemption for Community Colleges?
  • President of Lassen College Resigns
  • Walters Leaves Berkeley City College
  • District Attorney Will Not File Charges Against Community College Baseball Players
  • Hacker Hits UC Davis’ Veterinary School
  • Congress to Block Accreditation Changes
  • Supreme Court Leaves Higher Education Affirmative Action Intact
  • IRS Expands Outreach Effort Regarding Retirement Annuities
  • Health Savings Account Parameters Now Updated
  • Countdown to a New Fiscal Year
  • Pension Bond Proposal Dies in Court
Volume 20 No. 14
  • CalPERS Votes to Remove Restrictions
  • Education Commission of the States Gets New President
  • University of California, Riverside Cancels Commencement under Threats
  • New America Foundation in California Calls for “Zero” College Tuition, College Access Contract
  • Wisconsin Says No to Ban on Affirmative Action
  • Probe into Student Loan Industry
  • High School Counselors Face Challenges When Advising Students about Borrowing Money
  • Free Community College Tuition Raises Concerns
  • Lassen Community College Trustees Refuse to Release Authority
  • Bipartisan Bill Proposes Tax Reform for Higher Education
  • By the Way . . . California's Credit Outlook Raised
  • Ask SSC . . . When Does Compensatory Time Off Need to Be Paid?
  • Budget Talks Simmer as Legislature Likely to Miss State Budget Deadline
  • State Revenue Shortfall Not as Bad as First Reported
  • By the Way . . . STRS Rate Increases Starting in 2009-10 on Hold.
  • Sorting Out the Action on the Health Care Front
  • UCLA Forecasts More Tough Times for California Housing
Volume 20 No. 13
  • By the Way . . . Community College Select Committee Gets New Chair.
  • By the Way . . . Senator Takes on Margaret Spellings
  • Understanding the Achievement Gap—The Equity Scorecard is a Process to Institutional Change
  • Governor’s Commission on Public Employee Postemployment Benefits Holds Second Meeting
  • Increasing Nurses in California
  • Golden West College Goes Smoke-Free
  • New Study Examines California Community College Transfer Rates
  • Chancellor Drummond Returns to LACCD
  • Deadline Approaching for Fiscal Bills
  • Budget Conference Committee and Community Colleges
  • Ask SSC . . . Do Contracts Paid from Student Body Funds Have to go Through a Formal Bid Process?
  • Budget Woes Continue to Plague Governor