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Today's News | Office of Communications, California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office | December 12, 2011



December 12, 2011


In the news:

We wanted to share what we’re reading. The purpose of Today’s News is to disseminate throughout the system media accounts about the California Community Colleges and related issues.

California’s financial forecast this week will have real-world consequences


The Sacramento Bee (daily newspaper)


Published: Monday, December 12, 2011 | (Link to story <http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/12/4116082/californias-financial-forecast.html> )

California braces for more budget slashing with possible ‘trigger’ cuts


The San Jose Mercury News (daily newspaper)


Published: Sunday, December 11, 2011 | (Link to story <http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_19525841> )

California’s glut of tax-hike initiatives


The Los Angeles Times – op-ed (national daily newspaper)


Published: Monday, December 12, 2011 | (Link to story <http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-1212-meyerson-too-many-c...> )

Governor steps out of limelight to work on budget


The San Francisco Chronicle (daily newspaper)


Published: Monday, December 12, 2011 | (Link to story <http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/12/11/MNHT1MAACA.DTL> )

Cal State campuses overwhelmed by remedial needs


The Contra Costa Times (local daily newspaper)


Published: Sunday, December 11, 2011 | (Link to story <http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_19526032> )

Let’s make textbooks affordable


The Los Angeles Times – column (national daily newspaper)


Published: Monday, December 12, 2011 | (Link to story <http://www.latimes.com/news/columnists/la-me-cap-textbooks-20111212,0,1727080... )

High price for higher education: CPA tries to teach parents tools to pay for child’s tuition


The Santa Cruz Sentinel (local daily newspaper)


Published: Sunday, December 11, 2011 | (Link to story <http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_19525723?source=most_viewed> )

For community colleges, a time to shine


The Chronicle of Higher Education – opinion (education trade periodical)


Published: Sunday, December 11, 2011 | (Link to story <http://chronicle.com/article/For-Community-Colleges-a-Time/130064/> )

Graduation-rates campaign heads to Dallas


The Texas Tribune (Texas nonprofit policy and politics news publication)


Published: Friday, December 9, 2011 | (Link to story <http://www.texastribune.org/texas-education/higher-education/graduation-rates...> )

At Forum on the Future, leaders dissect what ails higher education today


The Chronicle of Higher Education (education trade periodical)


Published: Monday, December 12, 2011 | (Link to story <http://chronicle.com/article/At-Forum-on-the-Future/130087/> )

Current crop of California college grads can’t find jobs they want


The Sacramento Bee (daily newspaper)


Published: Sunday, December 11, 2011 | (Link to story <http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/11/4114705/current-crop-of-california-college.h...%20Stories> )

Silicon Beach: Real or high-tech hype?


The Los Angeles Times (national daily newspaper)


Published: Sunday, December 11, 2011 | (Link to story <http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-cover-la-tech-20111211,0,7901017.story> )

Dan Walters: Legal traps could stop California’s high-speed rail project


The Sacramento Bee - column (daily newspaper)


Published: Monday, December 12, 2011 | (Link to story <http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/12/4115979/dan-walters-legal-traps-could.html#m...%20Walters> )

Berkeley’s Occupy camp thrives, unthreatened


The San Francisco Chronicle (daily newspaper)


Published: Monday, December 12, 2011 | (Link to story <http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/12/11/BANK1MAB77.DTL&feed=rss.news> )

In California, a plan to charge inmates for their stay


The New York Times (national daily newspaper)


Published: Sunday, December 11, 2011 | (Link to story <http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/12/us/in-riverside-california-a-plan-to-charge... )

FINGERS CROSSED FOR SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE…

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College up for $1 million prize


The Mississippi Press (Mississippi news website)


Published: Monday, December 12, 2011 | (Link to story <http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2011/12/mississippi_gulf_coas...> )

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