CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES NEWS

California Community Colleges Help Foster Dreams, The Chronicle of Higher Education

Southwestern's faculty to remain with union, San Diego Union-Tribune

LBCC to put $440M bond on Feb. ballot, Long Beach Press-Telegram

Thinly spread funds make training hard, San Diego Union-Tribune

Cabrillo's innovative program bridges education gaps, Sentinel Cruz Sentinel

What's Cooking? Cabrillo College Culinary Arts program stirs things up, Santa Cruz Sentinel

HIGHER EDUCATION NEWS

Willie Brown comes home to roost at S.F. State, San Francisco Chronicle

CSU students not ready to make nice - and they don't have to, San Francisco Chronicle

Green Initiative Finds a High-Profile Friend, Inside Higher Ed

Planning early for college, San Diego Union-Tribune

COMMENTARY: The state will need bold plan to prevent education disaster, Los Gatos Weekly-Times/San Jose Mercury News

Members named to EKERN foundation board, The Independent, Ridgrecrest

CAPITOL NEWS

Panel prepares to submit education findings to governor, Capitol Weekly

Surf's up for some legislators, The Sacramento Bee

OUT-OF-STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE NEWS

Tax rate for HCC may dip, but you'll pay more, The Houston (TX) Chronicle

Community college leaders ask state for additional $105M, Wyoming Tribune-Eagle, Cheyenne

WCCC millage renewal defeated, The Detroit (MI) News

Old-look campuses, Boston (MA) Globe