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Cuesta College accreditation imperiled

Written on 6 Feb, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

BY KAREN VELIE Cuesta College administrators said today the institution faces the threat of finding itself without accreditation. The Accreditation Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC), located in Novato, issued an order to show cause why Cuesta College’s accreditation... (Continue reading)

Paso schools face budget woes, teacher strike

Written on 5 Feb, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 177 comments

An unexplained $1.59 million deficit in Paso Robles School District’s (PRSD) current budget has the district teetering on the brink of insolvency and under threat of a state takeover while local officials target teachers’ pay as a possible solution. In response,... (Continue reading)

Lillian Larsen after school coordinator accused of sex with student

Written on 30 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 24 comments

An after school programs coordinator at the Lillian Larsen School in San Miguel has been charged with engaging in unlawful sex with a 14-year-old boy she met on campus, authorities said Monday. Sarah Drown, 20, allegedly had an “affair” with... (Continue reading)

In-state tuition for illegals? Most say OK

Written on 18 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 32 comments

Americans’ views on illegal immigration and educational benefits for undocumented immigrants are nearly evenly divided, yet reflect a wide schism between members of political parties, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. Most Americans continue to endorse tough enforcement... (Continue reading)

Search for Pedro Garcia fizzles

Written on 9 Jan, 2012 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 136 comments

For a guy who doesn’t seem to exist, Pedro Garcia is the talk of the town in Cambria. That’s the name printed at the bottom of a Dec. 15 letter faxed to the editor of the local newspaper, The Cambrian, a... (Continue reading)

Fight against Dream Act fails

Written on 9 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 118 comments

The attempt to block a controversial California law that makes funds available for undocumented immigrant college students has failed to collect enough signatures to make it on the ballot. Opponents of the Dream Act fell 57,000 signatures short of the... (Continue reading)

Cal Poly is good value: Kiplinger

Written on 4 Jan, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Cal Poly is one of a dozen California universities to make Kiplinger’s list of the 100 top values in public colleges during 2011-12. [SFChronicle] Kiplinger, the Washington, D.C.-based publisher of business and personal finance advice, ranks each year the public... (Continue reading)

Community college changes on horizon

Written on 30 Dec, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

California’s public education system has been a world-class model of efficiency and affordability for five decades, but no longer. Gradual overloading and budget restraints have gutted the once-proud model, and that in turn is opening the door for enterprising private,... (Continue reading)

School chief’s wife defends contracts with district

Written on 23 Dec, 2011 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 152 comments

By DANIEL BLACKBURN Rancorous relations among factions in the Coast Unified School District (CUSD) fester after the wife of district Superintendent Chris Adams angrily and publicly derided “lies and accusations about our family that pervade our district and community and... (Continue reading)

Cuesta College tutoring center celebrates turning 40

Written on 12 Dec, 2011 in Discovered | No comments

Cuesta College’s tutoring services were recognized for 40 years of service with a certificate from Assemblyman Katcho Achadjian at a celebration on Wednesday. Several dozen students, faculty members and local dignitaries were on hand for a re-dedication of the San... (Continue reading)