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Middle class feels tuition squeeze at UC, CSU

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/07/12/3763136/middle-class-feels-tuition-squeeze.html By Laurel Rosenhall lrosenhall@sacbee.com Published: Tuesday, Jul. 12, 2011 – 12:00 am | Page 1A Last Modified: Tuesday, Jul. 12, 2011 – 8:26 am In the face of massive budget cuts, California university leaders are turning again to students and their parents – a strategy that appears to be most burdensome for those in the middle class. Both of the state’s public university systems are voting this week...

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PCC Faculty Association El...

To: All Pasadena City College Faculty Association (PCCFA) Members From: Krista Walter, PCCFA Director and Chair of FA Election Committee Re: PCCFA Election of Officers Date May 14, 2012 PCCFA has four (4) officer positions up for election for two-year terms. President Secretary Director Positions (2) You...

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PCCFA Newsletter – J...

Download PDF Version HERE Year to Celebrate! ‘This is the end.’ So goes the old Jim Morrison song. It is early June and we are finalizing a tremendous year for the PCCFA. But ends are also beginnings and we are well placed for a strong 2011-12. I genuinely believe this past year was our most productive, most forward moving, most...

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PCCFA Newsletter – A...

Download PDF Version HERE State of the Senate: Beyond Brinksmanship – Crisis as Opportunity With the failure of Gov. Jerry Brown’s attempt to cut a deal with California Republicans to extend taxes in June elections, a crisis became a catastrophe–but also an opportunity. Uncharted waters and alarmist rhetoric have...

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PCCFA Newsletter – M...

Download PDF Version HERE Or Click on the Images Below to Read FROM MADISON TO MODESTO TO PASADENA: OUR LEADERSHIP MOMENT The struggles in Madison, Wisconsin have rallied a national defense of basic civil rights—the rights to a sustainable, living wage and benefit package for public sector employees during their work life ...

Posted by pccfa on Jul 13, 2011 | 0 comments

$10 student fee’s future h...

http://www.pcccourier.com/10-student-fee-s-future-hangs-in-the-balance-1.2414178 Activity fee hotly debated By Amrah Khan Published: Thursday, June 16, 2011 Updated: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 19:06 A year after its implementation, the Board of Trustees will vote next week on whether to continue charging the $10 per semester student activity fee. The topic was hotly debated at a Board meeting on May 18, as...

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