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Education call to arms

Written on 18 May, 2011 in Opinion | 27 comments

OPINION By WALTER REIL A growing number of news services are reporting on the dire and desperate conditions that our nation’s schools are facing in providing high-quality and continuously-advancing, state-of-the-art education. America’s schools and their students, our children, are losing... (Continue reading)

Teacher pink slips out of sync with budget impasse

Written on 16 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 36 comments

Dozens of San Luis Obispo County teachers received final layoff notices last week in compliance with the state-imposed deadline of May 15, even though school districts are still in the dark about their financial status for the coming school year.... (Continue reading)

Two Central Coast community colleges rank high

Written on 27 Apr, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 5 comments

By LISA RIZZO Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria and Santa Barbara City College are named today as two of the best community colleges in the nation, according to the non-profit Aspen Institute. The schools are now eligible to compete... (Continue reading)

The educational budget: What would Samuel Gompers do?

Written on 18 Apr, 2011 in Opinion | 9 comments

OPINION by Roger Freberg I have been reading some stuff put out by the California Faculty Association (CFA) on “teach-ins” and “protests” planned as a response to the CSU budget. Administrators are puffing themselves up and trying to act like... (Continue reading)

Cuesta College renews search for South County site

Written on 10 Mar, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Cuesta College is searching for a new South County education center site after negotiations with owners of a proposed Grover Beach property were abandoned. Cuesta College officials had offered to pay 75 cents a square foot for the Grover Beach... (Continue reading)

Some local school districts flunk public records audit

Written on 26 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs | 4 comments

The San Luis Obispo Community College District and the Atascadero Unified School District received F grades for their failure to comply with the California Public Records Act, according to a report released Thursday by the nonprofit group Californians Aware (CalAware). The... (Continue reading)

Cuesta College remains on probation

Written on 4 Feb, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Though noting that some progress has been made, the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) has decided that Cuesta College will remain on probation status. The ACCJC announced its decision in a letter sent this week to Cuesta... (Continue reading)

Time to register for Cuesta College South County Center classes

Written on 1 Feb, 2011 in Discovered | No comments

There’s still time to register for spring classes at Cuesta College’s South County Centers. The 15-week, evening classes start February 7 at Arroyo Grande and Nipomo high schools. Biology, business, criminal justice, drama, English, math, ESL and work experience classes... (Continue reading)

Brown wants to raise community college fees

Written on 28 Jan, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

Gov. Jerry Brown is proposing a hike in California community college fees from $26 to $36 per credit, raising the cost of a full academic load nearly 40 percent, from $780 to  $1,080 per year. [California Watch] Chancellor Jack Scott... (Continue reading)

Hispanic students now majority in state’s public schools

Written on 13 Nov, 2010 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Hispanics now make up the majority of public school students in California, crossing the 50 percent mark for the first time. [San Francisco Chronicle] New numbers released Friday by the state Department of Education shows that almost 50.4 percent of... (Continue reading)