January 31, 2013
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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Wednesday proposed that student health plans self-funded by colleges (rather than operated by insurance companies) qualify as “minimum essential coverage” under the federal health care law’s requirement that individual Americans must participate in a … Continue reading
January 30, 2013
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UC’s Management Continues its Super-Sized Growth
An updated presentation of data on the bloated growth of management at the University of California.
by Charles Schwartz, UC Berkeley
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January 30, 2013
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An interesting article in the January 29, 2013 edition of the New York Times about Jerry Brown’s approach to UC: Link to full article: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/29/education/jerry-brown-looks-at-reshaping-higher-education-in-california.html?hp&_r=0 Excerpt: “Governor Brown holds a position on the board of trustees for both Cal State and … Continue reading
January 20, 2013
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January 2013 – There has been an explosion in the mainstream press already this year concerning online education. Here is a s synopsis of relevant links that represent just a few of the articles that have been published. Continue reading
January 11, 2013
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Governor Brown released his 2013-14 budget proposal yesterday. He is proposing increasing state general fund money to UC from $2.504 billion in the 2011-12 year to $2.567 billion in 2012-13, and $2.846 billion in 2013-14. UC is one of the … Continue reading
January 11, 2013
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Raising revenue has become such a taboo subject in California politics, but restoring quality public higher education in California can be done. For the median California tax return (individual or joint), restoring the entire system while rolling back student fees … Continue reading