February 2005 Volume 18 No. 4 By the Way . . . New Requirements for Employees Not Covered by Social Security Report of the Working Group on Community College Finance New Student Enrollment Fee Policy Proposed Student Health Fee Legislation Introduced Initiative Update Federal Budget Highlights. Status of 2005-06 Proposed Community College State Budget By the Way . . . Governor Appoints Former State Senator Bruce McPherson Secretary of State Ask 麻豆视频 . . . Can Salary Contingency Language Work? Ask 麻豆视频 . . . How Long Has the State Been Paying into STRS? Ask 麻豆视频 . . . Is the Governor鈥檚 Reform Proposal Better for Schools? Is the Governor鈥檚 Popularity Fading? Governor Rescinds Nominations of STRS Trustees Lottery Approves New Multistate Game in Hopes of Increasing Revenues and Educational Funding Strong State Revenue Growth for December and January Legislative Analyst鈥檚 Office Issues Proposition 98 Primer Education Budget Subcommittees Take Governor鈥檚 Proposals on the Road Governor Backtracks from State Budget Proposal
February 2005 Volume 18 No. 3 By the Way . . . Community College Student Transfers to UC Up Slightly New Report Emphasizes the Importance of Community Colleges Legislation Proposes to Change How Retirement Benefits for Public Employees Are Calculated Community Colleges Authorized to Establish Charter Schools Community College District Level Accountability Senate and Assembly Democrats Take Budget Talks on the Road By the Way . . . Bid Limit Raised to $62,400 Ask 麻豆视频 . . . Is the STRS Shift to Proposition 98 Funding to Pay Back a Prior-Year Loan? Ask 麻豆视频 . . . Is There a Specific Amount for Direct Copy Charges? Information Security a Problem for Schools, Too The Governor鈥檚 Reform Package Updated Dartboard Reflects Governor鈥檚 January 2005 Budget Proposal Ask 麻豆视频 . . . What is a 鈥淗ealthy Reserve Level鈥? (Revisited)
January 2005 Volume 18 No. 2 By the Way . . . Student Fee Policy Teachers Unions鈥擳he 800 Pound Gorillas of Public Education District Accountability Framework Project Proposition 98 Funding for 2005-06 The Governor鈥檚 鈥淩eform鈥 Agenda The 鈥淒eal鈥 Is Off Legislative Analyst Critiques Governor鈥檚 Budget Commentary on the Governor鈥檚 Proposed Budget