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April 20, 2018

Lawmakers question Gov. Brown’s plan to overhaul funding for California’s community colleges

Some lawmakers are saying it is rushed and lacks enough buy-in from college presidents and faculty. Others worry the plan itself may cost the colleges and their students financially.

Mikhail Zinshteyn
April 11, 2018

California's online college proposal ignites support among workers and opposition among some lawmakers

“This is a game changer for workers,” said Rebecca Miller, the political director of SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West, at a March legislative hearing about Brown’s proposal.

Mikhail Zinshteyn
April 11, 2018

Guaranteed transfer path from community college to University of California announced

The University of California and California's Community Colleges announce an agreement that is expected to boost the number of students who can transfer to UC.

Larry Gordon
January 26, 2018

Gov. Brown promotes $100 million online community college but faculty concerns remain

Brown said his proposal would help workers who have no other options and won't compete with bricks and mortar schools or the existing community colleges, or UC or CSU.

Mikhail Zinshteyn
January 17, 2018

California higher education leaders urge Dreamers to reapply quickly for DACA protection

A recent court ruling gives undocumented California students a window to renew their DACA applications, officials said. Meanwhile, they urge the U.S. Supreme Court and Congress to protect the 700,000 or so undocumented young people nationwide who previously had protection against deportation.

Larry Gordon
January 10, 2018

Brown's budget seeks big changes to community college funding and online learning

Brown's budget includes $100 million to create new online community college

Mikhail Zinshteyn and Larry Gordon
December 8, 2017

Online-only California community college to target 'stranded workers'

Gov. Jerry Brown is pushing for California to establish a fully online community college to serve under-skilled workers.

Louis Freedberg
November 13, 2017

Gov. Brown's plan for online-only community college provokes pushback

Both faculty leaders and members of the Board of Governors – the group that oversees the 114-campus system – said the process for creating an online college is rushed and expressed skepticism about the merits of a fully online college program.

Mikhail Zinshteyn
September 18, 2017

California's community colleges seek extra $382 million in funding for next year

The system hopes to use the money to add hundreds of additional faculty to the system’s 114 colleges and beef up various student support programs.

Mikhail Zinshteyn
September 15, 2017

Governor may approve big changes to remedial education at California's community colleges

Under a proposed bill headed to the governor’s desk that passed unanimously in the state Legislature, many more Community College students may soon avoid remedial courses by taking college-level courses that prepare them for a degree or transfer to a four-year university.

Mikhail Zinshteyn
August 31, 2017

College leaders urge changes to California's Higher Education master plan to improve access and affordability

The first of five hearings around the state starts to examine the 1960 plan that governs the missions of UC, CSU and community colleges. Legislators say it is time for some changes but that it could take years to develop concrete reforms.

Larry Gordon
July 18, 2017

Now for the hard part: translating new vision for community colleges into student success

The Vision for Success plan adopted by the college system's board of governors lays out a pathway to support students.

Louis Freedberg
July 16, 2017

California's community colleges' new push to improve graduation and transfer rates

If approved and carried out, the plan could lead to more Californians with two- or four-year degrees entering the workforce.

Mikhail Zinshteyn
April 19, 2017

Panel endorses bill aimed at reducing number of college students in remedial classes

Assembly Higher Education committee unanimously passes the bill, which advocates say will improve graduation rates. If approved by the full Legislature and governor, the measure would require community colleges to place students in credit classes unless there is a high probability of failure.

Larry Gordon
January 31, 2017

Creating a debt-free college program would cost state an estimated $3.3 billion

California's public colleges and universities are among the most affordable, but many students still graduate with significant debt.

Fermin Leal