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February 1, 2012— Occupiers Jolt Cañada Students to Action (Redwood City Patch)

January 31, 2012— AFSCME, Others Endorse Millionaire's Tax (Beyond Chron)

January 29, 2012— California community colleges prepare to ration their offerings (Sacramento Bee)

January 25, 2012— Editorial: Avoiding appearance of wrongdoing (The Almanac)

January 24, 2012— State-of-the-art rec center controversial amongst San Mateo College students and staff (Video) (Peninsula Press)

January 11, 2012— California Teachers Take On Jerry Brown: The Working Class Begins to Fight Back (Counterpunch)

January 9, 2012— California community colleges approve overhaul (San Francisco Chronicle)

December 25, 2011— State community colleges set to ration classes (San Francisco Chronicle)

December 19, 2011— Unions Weigh California’s Taxing Situation (Labor Notes)

December 14, 2011— State budget: Trigger cuts hit community colleges (San Mateo Daily Journal)

December 13, 2011— Tax money could ease college wait lists (San Mateo Daily Journal)

December 12, 2011— What are community colleges for? (KALW News)

December 7, 2011— Occupy Plus Ballot Measure = A Millionaire's Tax in California (Huffington Post)

December 5, 2011— Unions Choose Tax Plan Backed by Brown, Corporations over Millionaires’ Tax for November 2012 (Beyond Chron)

December 2, 2011— Community college task force amends disputed student success plan (California Watch)

December 1, 2011— We will fight: Student Success Task Force threatens community colleges (Skyline View)

November 30, 2011— Measuring Completion (Inside Higher Ed)

November 29, 2011— Are Community Colleges Meant Mainly to Crank Out Workers for Business? (La Mesa Patch)

November 16, 2011— The 2012-2013 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook (Legislative Analyst's Office)

November 15, 2011— Community College Supporters Oppose Task Force Recommendations (Pacifica Evening News)

November 15, 2011— Viewpoints: Focus on improving college completion rates (Sacramento Bee)

November 11, 2011— San Mateo County community colleges scramble for funds after bond measure fails (Peninsula Press)

November 4, 2011— Student success plan prompts worries about special services cuts (California Progress Report)

November 1, 2011— Bay Area voters face slew of tax, bond measures (San Francisco Chronicle)

October 29, 2011— San Mateo County college district goes for third big bond in a decade (San Jose Mercury-News)

October 28, 2011— Tax Millionaires, Create Jobs and Rebuild California (California Progress Report)

October 24, 2011— California community college task force pushes big changes (Inside Higher Ed)

October 21, 2011— Rationing for community colleges (Thoughts on Public Education)

October 21, 2011— Viewpoints: As minorities rise, state college funds drop (Sacramento Bee)

October 20, 2011— High cost of first-year community college dropouts (San Francisco Chronicle)

October 18, 2011—Millionaire's tax on its way to California ballot? (San Jose Mercury-News)

October 15, 2011—3 incumbents try to avoid upsets from 3 challengers in San Mateo County college board race (San Mateo County Times)

October 14, 2011—Dream Act invests in homegrown talent (Sacramento Bee)

October 12, 2011—San Mateo County's community colleges look for funding help (San Francisco Examiner)

October 12, 2011—State urged to form strategy to produce needed degrees (California Watch)

October 11, 2011—Community colleges awarded $7 million for mental health training (Los Angeles Times)

October 11, 2011—Closing Time in California (Inside Higher Ed)

October 8, 2011—Gov. Jerry Brown signs second part of Dream Act (San Jose Mercury-News)

October 3, 2011—San Mateo County college teachers vote down labor agreement (San Mateo County Times)

September 30, 2011—School, college candidates build campaign donations (San Mateo Daily Journal)

September 30, 2011—Administrators Ate My Tuition (Community College Journal)

September 24, 2011—San Mateo County community college district teachers seek salary equity (San Mateo County Times)

September 23, 2011—Task force unlikely to push new community college funding (California Watch)

September 23, 2011—Reserves smooth community college budget (San Mateo Daily Journal)

September 19, 2011—San Mateo Community College District braces for more losses ( San Mateo County Times)

September 13, 2011—Reinventing California's higher education system (Los Angeles Tim es)

September 10, 2011—California's Public Universities: Excellence For Fewer (The Economist)

September 8, 2011—AFT 1493 Backs Oil Extraction Tax Initiative To Fund Education (IndyBay)

September 6, 2011—Pay bumps amid budget cuts creates a stir in the San Mateo County Community College District (San Mateo County Times)

September 4, 2011—Unions pivotal to U.S. future (Sacramento Bee)

September 1, 2011—Chant of 'tax the rich' growing louder in nation (San Francisco Chronicle)

August 25, 2011—Showing Where Community Colleges Pass, Fail (Miller-McCune.com)

August 23, 2011—CSU, community colleges try to cope with cutbacks (San Francisco Chronicle)

August 16, 2011—SMC College Board Elections (San Francisco Examiner)

August 15, 2011—Opinion: College's public TV station could be lost to the South Bay (San Jose Mercury News)

August 13, 2011—Calif. student fee waivers under scrutiny (Fresno Bee)

August 10, 2011—California Faculty Poll: Textbook Costs Can Be Reduced (San Francisco Chronicle)

July 23, 2011—Online courses: Task force wants to allow fees (San Francisco Chronicle)

July 20, 2011—Online community college students more likely to fail, withdraw (California Watch)

July 20, 2011—$1-million grant to ease transfers for community college students (Los Angeles Times)

July 3, 2011—Cañada College launches new degree program for working students (San Jose Mercury News)

June 30, 2011—Rising community college costs making graduation out of reach for many students (San Jose Mercury News)

June 29, 2011—Levels of pain if revenues fail (TOP-Ed)

June 20, 2011—Suit filed to preserve College of San Mateo garden (San Francisco Chronicle )

June 16, 2011—Statement by CFT President Joshua Pechthalt on Governor Brown’s veto of the state budget bills (CFT.org)

June 15, 2011—San Mateo County Community College District will tap reserves to make up $7 million shortfall (San Jose Mercury News)

June 8, 2011—Grand jury deems College of San Mateo's gym OK (San Francisco Chronicle)

June 3, 2011—Online students dispute extra fees they paid (San Francisco Chronicle)

May 28, 2011—Degrees, certificates up in San Mateo County Community College District (San Jose Mercury News)

May 21, 2011—College of San Mateo parking lot draws protests (San Francisco Chronicle)

May 17, 2011—Calif. deficit falls under $10 billion, Brown says (San Francisco Chronicle)

May 10, 2011—California teachers rally against budget cuts (San Francisco Chronicle)

May 2011—Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1% (Vanity Fair)

April 28, 2011—PPIC Poll: Most Favor Higher Tax on Wealthy to Protect School Funding (Public News Service)

April 8, 2011—It’s Time to Close the Corporate Loopholes in Prop 13 (California Progress Report)

April 7, 2011—Taxing The Richest 1% An Additional 1% Could Mean $2.5 billion For Education, Services (California Progress Report)

April 1, 2011—Californians back raising taxes on state's wealthy (San Francisco Chronicle)

March 31, 2011—California teacher pension shortfall grows to $56B (Fresno Bee)

March 31, 2011—Brown releases plan for Calif. pension changes (San Jose Mercury News)

March 28, 2011—Community college classes tougher to get into (San Francisco Chronicle)

March 25, 2011—Losing Our Way (New York Times)

March 23, 2011—American teachers under attack (Fortune)

March 19, 2011—Federal cuts affect KCSM (San Mateo Daily Journal)

March 14, 2011—Students Rally Against Governor's Proposed Education Cuts (California Progress Report)

March 14, 2011—Education advocates press lawmakers for tax vote (San Mateo Daily Journal)

March 7, 2011—On The Budget: Will Norquist Always Win? (California Progress Report)

March 4, 2011—Ramen Protest Chops at Governor's Budget Plan (NBC Bay Area)

March 1, 2011—Majority in Poll Back Employees in Public Sector Unions (New York Times)

February 23, 2011—In Wisconsin, Shades of the Thirties (California Progress Report)

February 23, 2011—California public employees rally in support of Wisconsin counterparts (Sacramento Bee)

February 8, 2011—Don't Blame California Public Employees! (California Progress Report)

February 8, 2011—Brown's Countdown, Day 30: University leaders resigned to budget cuts (Sacramento Bee)

February 1, 2011—Billionaires’ School Reform: What It Means for Teachers and Students (Labor Notes)

February 1, 2011—An Open Letter to Governor Brown (California Progress Report)

January 28, 2011—Muted response to proposed community college fee hikes (California Watch)

January 19, 2011—Yee bill seeks equity for part-time community-college faculty (San Mateo County Times)

January 19, 2011—Community colleges chief opposes Brown funding changes (California Watch)

January 18, 2011—Community colleges plan to push back (Thoughts On Public Education)

January 11, 2011—Brown's radical change to community college funding (California Watch)

January 11, 2011—California budget: Universities, community colleges (San Jose Mercury News)

January 5, 2011—Saving California: A message from the CFT president (California Federation of Teachers)

January 3, 2011—Strained States Turning to Laws to Curb Labor Unions (New York Times)

December 31, 2010—The $20.5 Billion Rich-People’s Tax-Cut Windfall (California Progress Report)

December 19, 2010—A Lesson for Wall St. About Failure (New York Times)

December 8, 2010—Schools take biggest hit in budget wars (California Watch)

December 2, 2010—Why Don't We Insist on Equity? (Chronicle of Higher Education)

November 28, 2010—DREAM Act Students Defy Deportations, Demand Vote in Congress (Truthout)

November 18, 2010—California poll finds anxiety over college funding (San Francisco Chronicle)

November 11, 2010—Community Colleges Must Focus on Quality of Learning, Report Says (Chronicle of Higher Education)

November 3, 2010—Why for-profit colleges gave big to Brown (California Watch)

October 27, 2010—Community colleges must commit to change (Los Angeles Times)

October 19, 2010—Public workers highly paid? Not exactly (San Francisco Chronicle)

October 11, 2010—100 Days Late - CA Budget Includes Cuts to Education (Public News Service)

October 7, 2010—California’s students shortchanged in final budget deal (California Majority Report)

October 4, 2010—Community college class wait lists throw a wrench into students' plans (Los Angeles Times)

September 27, 2010—California community colleges need to raise student fees (Los Angeles Times)

September 19, 2010—Move California ahead with the on-time-budget act (San Francisco Chronicle)

September 7, 2010—Solidarity vs. Contingency (Inside Higher Ed)

September 4, 2010—Class cuts leave community college students in limbo (San Francisco Examiner)

September 2, 2010—Public Higher Education Is 'Eroding From All Sides,' Warn Political Scientists (Chronicle of Higher Education)

September 2, 2010—Someone needs to call the shots (Los Angeles Times)

August 28, 2010—UC, CSU, community college chiefs plead for quick budget passage (Los Angeles Times)

August 26, 2010—Paving the Way from Community College to CSU (KQED News)

August 25, 2010—California Community Colleges End Controversial Deal With Kaplan U. (Chronicle of Higher Education)

August 22, 2010—Spring enrollment's budget connection leaves California college students in limbo (Los Angeles Times)

August 11, 2010—Colleges caught in state budget battle (Mountain View Voice)

August 9, 2010—New restrictions on for-profit colleges don't seem strict enough (Los Angeles Times)

August 8, 2010—Adjuncts Gather to Discuss Tactics in Campaign for Equity (Chronicle of Higher Education)

August 6, 2010—Putting Our Brains on Hold (New York Times)

July 30, 2010—LA college district tries to use UC Hastings ruling in its free-speech case (California Watch)

July 24, 2010—Editorial: Educate, accommodate state's trained and jobless (San Francisco Chronicle )

July 22, 2010—For-profit colleges: Monsters in the making? (The Economist)

July 8, 2010—Community colleges consider implementing fee hike (San Francisco Examiner)

July 8, 2010—So far, community colleges snubbing for-profit Kaplan University (California Watch)

July 4, 2010—Is outsourcing community college education serving students? (Los Angeles Times)

June 14, 2010—For-profit colleges draw attention from regulators and millions of students (Washington Post)

June 14, 2010—California Community colleges give firms an education (Los Angeles Times)

June 7, 2010—Angst for an Accreditor (Inside Higher Ed)

May 31, 2010—Teachers union may not sway schools chief race (San Francisco Chronicle)

May 30, 2010—Community colleges to get funds for retraining (San Francisco Chronicle)

May 26, 2010—California's Deal with Kaplan (Inside Higher Ed)

May 25, 2010—Opinion: As rising tide of inequality drowns education, don't blame teachers (San Jose Mercury News)

May 24, 2010—Editorial: San Mateo County Community College District deserves support; vote yes on Measure G (San Jose Mercury News)

April 23, 2010—Community College Tax on Ballot in San Mateo (N.Y. Times)

May 20, 2010—Budget Chart: May Revise (Community College League of California)

May 18, 2010—The 2010-11 Budget: Overview of the May Revision (Legislative Analyst's Office)

May 17, 2010—Educator’s Response: Budget Cuts Mean Thousands of Teachers Lost (California Progress Report)

May 14, 2010—Governor Releases May Revision With, As Promised “Absolutely Terrible Cuts,” No Tax Increases (California Budget Project)

May 14, 2010—Governor's spending plan cuts welfare, boosts colleges (San Francisco Chronicle)

May 13, 2010—Colleges across state grapple with free-speech zones (Contra Costa Times)

May 12, 2010—California teachers union pushes measure to rein in corporate tax breaks (San Jose Mercury News)

May 14, 2010—Jean Ross: “The Battle for California’s Future” (CalBuzz)

May 7, 2010—Budget Deficit Rooted in Commercial Property Assessment, 'Total System Failure' Finds CTRA Report (California Progress Report)

May 7, 2010—Bill Would Ease Path of Community College Transfers (New America Media)

May 4, 2010—Cuts alone won't cure big budget gap (Sacramento Bee)

April 27, 2010—Schwarzenegger promises more money for higher ed (San Jose Mercury News)

April 27, 2010—2 strikes spotlight Calif. teacher frustration (San Jose Mercury News)

April 15, 2010—The Sky is Not Falling at CalSTRS (Huffington Post)

April 13, 2010—Funding California's Future (Huffington Post)

April 13, 2010—San Mateo, Calif., Grapples With Economic Fallout (National Public Radio)

April 13, 2010—Faculty pay increase is smallest in memory, doesn't count furloughs (California Watch Blog)

April 12, 2010—For-profit Kaplan using state budget crisis in PR campaign (California Watch Blog)

March 2010—A National Survey of Part-Time/Adjunct Faculty (American Academic)

March 2010—Terms of Engagement: Men of Color Discuss Their Experiences in Community College (MDRC)

March 29, 2010—6 Strategies Can Help Entering Community-College Students Succeed (Chronicle of Higher Education)

March 23, 2010—Community college students protest at Capitol (San Francisco Chronicle)

March 17, 2010—Californians March into the Heartland (Nation Magazine)

March 16, 2010—Budget cuts force California colleges to examine priorities (Contra Costa Times)

March 11, 2010—From kindergarten to college — Day of Action raises voices in protest (Pacifica Tribune)

March 9, 2010—Moving to Scale (Inside Higher Ed)

March 5, 2010—Thousands rally on campuses, streets for schools (San Francisco Chronicle)

March 5, 2010—From Anger to Action (California Progress Report)

March 4, 2010—Why I'm Marching Against School Cuts (voiceofsandiego.org)

March 1, 2010—Education protests on tap this week in California (Sacramento Bee)

February 28, 2010—Schools in state fired up over Day of Action (San Francisco Chronicle)

February 28, 2010—Editorial: To help UC, first slow bloat at the top (Sacramento Bee)

February 25, 2010—San Mateo County college district makes $6.5 million in budget cuts (San Mateo County Times)

February 22, 2010—Opinion: Community colleges must share in higher education recovery (Los Angeles Times)

February 11, 2010—Colleges likely to seek parcel tax (San Mateo Daily Journal)

February 11, 2010—Fewer classes, high enrollment burdens college (The Guardsman, CCSF)

February 9, 2010—Community colleges rethink missions as budgets tighten (Sacramento Bee)

February 7, 2010—In cash-strapped state, how will we pay for public higher education? (Sacramento Bee)

February 7, 2010—Peninsula community college station’s signal fading (San Francisco Examiner)

February 4, 2010—Teach-in topic: Tough cuts (San Mateo Daily Journal)

February 4, 2010—S.F. City College cancels summer session (San Francisco Chronicle)

February 3, 2010—Teach-in ends on tense note (Skyline View)

February 3, 2010—Community college students use 'teach-in' to protest budget cuts (San Mateo County Times)

February 1, 2010—San Mateo County Community College District encouraged by voter survey (San Mateo County Times)

February, 2010—Teach-In Speakers Dynamic, Draw Hundreds (San Matean)

January 31, 2010—Class cuts wreak havoc at California universities (Sacramento Bee)

January 30, 2010—California Community Colleges chancellor addresses need to improve transfer rates to universities (Lake County News)

January 29, 2010—Sale looks more likely for KCSM-TV (San Jose Mercury News)

January 20, 2010—Foothill-De Anza college officials considering whether to seek parcel tax (San Jose Mercury News)

January 13, 2010—Community colleges are gaining respect (Crosscut)

January 13, 2010—The 2-Year Option (Inside Higher Ed)

January 7, 2010—Potential Boon for California Higher Ed (Inside Higher Ed)

January 3, 2010—Opinion: Higher Education in California should better reflect the times (Los Angeles Times)

January 3, 2010—Campuses may expand offerings (San Francisco Examiner)