Posts Tagged with "Jerry Brown"

Governor tries to fix adult ed plan, but controversy remains

Friday, May 17, 2013

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EDSOURCE.  MAY 14, 2013.  Backing away from his controversial plan to hand control of adult education over to community colleges, Gov. Jerry Brown is instead proposing that regional consortia, made up of community colleges and school districts, determine adult ed’s future. However, …Continue reading »

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Community colleges get boost under governor’s revised budget

Friday, May 17, 2013

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EDSOURCE.  MAY 14, 2013. Community colleges will receive millions more to begin to restore cut classes, rebuild flagging enrollment and strengthen student support services under Gov. Jerry Brown’s revised budget released Tuesday. Brown would add an additional $30 million to the system’s …Continue reading »

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California Gov. Jerry Brown proposes more education spending, but his budget is less upbeat

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

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SILICON VALLEY MERCURY NEWS.  MAY 15, 2013.  Warning Democratic legislators that he will not sign a budget that ramps up spending, Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday framed a much less upbeat vision about the California economy than just four months …Continue reading »

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California Gov. Jerry Brown proposes more education spending, but his budget is less upbeat

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

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SILICON VALLEY MERCURY NEWS.  MAY 15, 2013.  Warning Democratic legislators that he will not sign a budget that ramps up spending, Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday framed a much less upbeat vision about the California economy than just four months …Continue reading »

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For California colleges, governor calls for tuition freezes and drops proposal for unit caps

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

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SILICON VALLEY MERCURY NEWS.  MAY 14, 2013.  Gov. Jerry Brown’s latest budget proposal calls for spending more on the state’s colleges and universities each year through 2016-17 — and for a 4-year tuition freeze at CSU and UC. But the …Continue reading »

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MOOCs and Community Colleges

Monday, May 13, 2013

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INSIDE HIGHER ED. MAY 13, 2013. What is the future of MOOCs and how will they blend into the higher education landscape — specifically, into the community college landscape? The “deMOOCratization” of higher education content, making courses readily available to …Continue reading »

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CSU chief concerned about Brown’s higher ed plan

Thursday, April 25, 2013

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U-T SAN DIEGO.  APRIL 24, 2013.  California State University Chancellor Timothy White expressed concern Wednesday that the governor wants to tie state funding to increasing the number of freshmen who graduate in four years and to other targets that could …Continue reading »

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Under Plan, California Would Embrace Performance-Based Funding For Colleges

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

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INSIDE HIGHER ED.  APRIL 23, 2013.  California would move aggressively into performance-based funding for higher education under a draft plan being circulated by Governor Jerry Brown, the Los Angeles Times reported. Under the draft of a revised budget blueprint for higher education, …Continue reading »

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Innovative online developer to broaden college partnership

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

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EDSOURCE. APRIL 19, 2013.  The marriage of innovative online course developer Udacity and San Jose State University is going so well that the partners are offering for-credit summer classes to 10 times as many students per course. “So far, so …Continue reading »

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Brown’s K-12 online agenda faces legislative scrutiny

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

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SIA CABINET REPORT.  APRIL 2, 2013.  Gov. Jerry Brown drew national attention earlier this year with his embrace of online learning programs and technology-based instruction – both within higher education and K-12 schools. While his digital initiatives continue to enjoy …Continue reading »

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