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Affordable Healthcare for Part-Time Community College Faculty $200 million for healthcare for part-time community college faculty could be a game changer

Remedial education is not the enemy (opinion) John Schlueter writes that emphases on corequisite reform risk depriving vulnerable students of the learning opportunities that developmental education can provide.

Professor pay fell 5 percent this year, counting inflation AAUP releases annual faculty salary data, saying that average faculty pay effectively fell 5 percent this year over last when accounting for runaway inflation.

Bills to aid community college adjuncts advance in California Assembly A pair of bills aimed at giving California's part-time community college instructors something approaching equity with their full-time peers won easy approval in an Assembly committee, but their ultimate fate remains uncertain.

Amazon Will Have Its First Union After Historic Upset The world's largest online retailer is no longer union-free in the U.S., following a remarkable election victory by an independent union.

An important reminder making the rounds this holiday season...

Proposed 2022 California ballot initiative sets stage to define ‘high-quality’ education David Welch, who lost a lawsuit challenging teacher tenure, is trying a new tack: a constitutional guarantee for a "high-quality" education.

Remembering Scott Lay, 1972-2021 - Capitol Weekly It will be for his hobbies as a digital tinkerer and lover of politics and policy that the Capitol community will most remember him.

Impact of Biden's vaccine mandate on colleges still unclear President Biden announced that he is requiring large private businesses and federal contractors to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for their employees, a move that's expected to affect colleges and universities.

Teachers Union President Says She Supports Vaccine Mandates Randi Weingarten of the American Federation of Teachers said the union had reconsidered its position that vaccinations should only be voluntary.

AAUP finds major erosion of shared governance during COVID-19 AAUP investigation finds eight institutions flouted academic governance norms during COVID-19, as did other institutions that were not subject to the inquiry. The group warns that institutions will continue to challenge these norms even as the pandemic ends.

Calbright College told to improve or close A state audit found that Calbright College, California's online community college, graduated just 12 out of over 900 enrolled students during the 2019-20 academic year. Lawmakers are considering closing the college.

Biden pitches $12B for community college infrastructure The money would go to states to help upgrade facilities and technology and increase access to schools in education deserts.

CCSF community outraged over proposed cuts, layoffs - The San Francisco Examiner Nearly 200 City College of San Francisco faculty and administrators are facing layoffs due to massive budget cuts across 39 departments and services, which could result in City College students losing access to essential programs, students and teachers said Friday.