By Dan Fost
Large numbers of community college students are struggling to pass the college-level math classes they need to complete a degree or transfer to a four-year institution, with long-term implications for their futures.
via With long-term consequences, community college students struggle to pass college-level math courses.
California’s 112 community colleges, the nation’s largest higher education system, may change a lot if Gov. Jerry Brown has his way.
Brown, who entered politics nearly a half-century ago as a Los Angeles community college trustee, and state community college Chancellor Jack Scott, a former college administrator and state senator, want the system to refocus on students with firm career or higher education goals.
via Dan Walters: Community colleges face change in California.
The Educated Guess
via Sweeping changes ok’d for community colleges – by Kathryn Baron.
L.A. Times – Education
The governing board of California’s community colleges approved reforms intended to streamline the path to graduation and transfer for thousands of students.
The California Community Colleges Board of Governors endorsed the policies at a meeting Monday in Sacramento that featured more than three hours of public comment, including vigorous opposition from many students who argued that the plan would penalize low-income and other disadvantaged students.
via California community college board backs sweeping reforms.