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Daily Report: Higher Ed

College pays instructors to resign amid alleged pay-for-grades scandal

May 2, 2012, 8:26 AM
Three El Camino College Compton Center professors who resigned in 2010 and 2011 gave fraudulent grades to several international students who had never attended classes, according to documents and interviews with college officials and an attorney who investigated the alleged scheme. Some of the... + read more
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Community colleges consider rationing gym, arts classes

April 23, 2012, 12:05 AM
As constrained budgets and course cuts have made it harder for many students to get the classes they need, the California Community Colleges are taking further steps toward rationing course offerings and focusing resources on students who are pursuing degrees, certificates, transfer or career goals... + read more
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More state oversight needed for community colleges, report finds

March 5, 2012, 12:05 AM
Several bills introduced in the last few years have tried – unsuccessfully – to reform the California Community Colleges system by changing its funding formula or its governance structure. Now, the Little Hoover Commission – an independent state oversight agency that... + read more
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Community college task force amends disputed student success plan

December 2, 2011, 12:05 AM
A task force that has been selling a sweeping package of reforms aimed at increasing student success in the California Community Colleges has removed several proposed changes from the plan in an attempt to assuage concerns about cuts to special services and negative consequences for some students.... + read more
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Student success plan prompts worries about special services cuts

November 4, 2011, 12:05 AM
California community college faculty and community members questioned this week whether draft recommendations from a task force aimed at increasing student success could have negative consequences for groups that receive special services, such as English as a Second Language students, CalWORKs... + read more
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Online classes targeted by financial aid scams

October 7, 2011, 12:05 AM
The explosion of online college course offerings and online financial aid transactions has created a substantial risk of fraud – and regulators should craft new rules to clamp down on theft, according to a new report from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Inspector General. The... + read more
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Task force unlikely to push new community college funding

September 23, 2011, 12:05 AM
A task force on California's community colleges – formed in part to study alternative funding options – appears highly unlikely to recommend drastic changes in the way the state funds its community colleges. Instead, the group’s draft recommendations aim to improve... + read more
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Community colleges seek more authority over student senate

June 15, 2011, 12:05 AM
Some California community college students and advocates are concerned that a proposed policy change would allow the chancellor's office to stifle dissent from the Student Senate for California Community Colleges. An amendment [PDF] to the Board of Governors' standing orders up... + read more
Daily Report: Higher Ed, K–12

Seismic series prompts review at community colleges, calls for change

April 14, 2011, 12:05 AM
Groups representing parents, teachers and state engineers are calling for reforms to the state's oversight of seismic safety in public schools. At the same time, the chief building official for the state’s community college system says districts are "working feverishly... + read more
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Community colleges struggle to meet demand for health classes

January 31, 2011, 12:05 AM
A new opinion survey of nearly three dozen deans from California community colleges suggests many colleges are turning away qualified applicants from health care programs at a time when demand is expected to soar. One official called the report's findings accurate and sobering but said... + read more
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Should community colleges cut off lingering students?

January 24, 2011, 12:05 AM
A proposal to cut off access to community college students who linger too long – loading up their transcripts with gym classes, poor grades and far more units than they need to transfer or graduate – has merit and should be explored, the system's chancellor says. A report [PDF... + read more
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Brown's radical change to community college funding

January 11, 2011, 12:05 AM
Gov. Jerry Brown wants to change a long-criticized method of funding community colleges based on the number of students in attendance on a single day near the beginning of the semester.  It is only one of several proposals relating to community colleges in his budget, including calling... + read more
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Report: Colleges should offer more online classes

October 26, 2010, 12:06 AM
A new report from the Legislative Analyst's Office is urging the state's public colleges and universities to expand online classes and degree programs – a concept the report says could boost efficiency and access to public higher education in California. The report comes as the... + read more
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Report: Students stumble over tricky financial aid verification process

July 28, 2010, 12:05 AM
A new report suggests that many California college students don't receive the federal financial aid they're eligible for in part because of the red tape they encounter after submitting their applications. The survey of 13 California Community Colleges, published this week by the... + read more
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So far, community colleges snubbing for-profit Kaplan University

July 8, 2010, 12:05 AM
It's been about six months since California Community Colleges Chancellor Jack Scott signed a controversial deal with Kaplan University that would allow students to take classes from the for-profit company for credit at a community college. Under the terms of a December 2009 memorandum of... + read more
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