'The Riffed'

A film production out of Modesto Junior College, " The Crisis Begins ": The documentary " explores the circumstances around G...

Anthony Glen Gorospe, Mentally Disturbed Hoarder, Arrested in Shooting Standoff With Long Beach Police

My college is located in North Long Beach. See the Long Beach Press Telegram, " UPDATED: Police arrest North Long Beach shooting suspec...

Long Beach City College to Abandon Placement Testing for New Incoming Students

This is part of the college's Promise Pathways initiative. Student success at the college is so dismal the administration is willing to ...

The End is Near for Higher Education in California

I'm only being slightly facetious at the title. It's been 52 years since Gov. Pat Brown signed California's Master Plan for High...

Community Colleges All But Eliminate Summer School Classes

My college isn't mentioned at the article, but we're barely offering anything as well --- and this will be the second summer I'v...

Just 2 in 10 Latino Students Complete Community College in Six Years

I think most reports downplay the key factors in the lack of student success. There's a general social breakdown in discipline and habit...

Coast Community College District Avoids Layoffs

I'm not sure about the differences between CCCD and my college, but I get the feeling the former's administration is a little less h...

Top-Heavy Administration at Long Beach Community College

From the letters to editor, at last Thursday's Long Beach Press-Telegram: Re "It's the government's fault" (Letters, ...

Why Colleges Don't Teach the Federalist Papers

Bruce Kesler has Peter Berkowitz's essay at Maggie's Farm . It's behind the subscription wall but check the top result at  Googl...

Lack of Civility at Long Beach City College

Actually, it's the LBCC Board of Trustees that lacks civility, according to Michael Smith of Long Beach, in a letter at the Los Angeles ...

LBCC Announces 55 Layoffs — Tensions High as Faculty Union Prepares Jobs Actions and Protests

There's considerable turmoil on campus. The faculty union is also in the middle of acrimonious contract negotiations --- and job actions...

When An Intruder Invades Your Classroom

You have to start from the beginning on this one, but the interesting thing is the author, Alexandrea Ravenelle, teaches at community colleg...

Black Students, Especially Boys, Face Much Harsher Discipline in Public Schools, Department of Education Report Claims

All this really tells us is how f-ked up our public discussion of public schools has become. I listened to Secretary Duncan at the clip and ...

Volunteers at Community Colleges? Of Course Not, That Would Threaten the Power of California's Educational Administrative Commissariat

I had to share this letter to the editor at the Orange County Register , " No volunteers at community colleges ." The author, Rich...

Budget Cuts Force 'Rationing' at California Community Colleges

This isn't just about cutting class offerings, which is discussed at the clip by Ann-Marie Gabel, LBCC Vice President for Administrative...

Dr. Gaither Loewenstein Appointed New Vice President of Academic Affairs at Long Beach City College

This is a controversial appointment. The college's announcement is here: " LBCC Announces New VP of Academic Affairs ." But se...

Wisconsin Union Thugs Launch Campaign of Harassment and Intimidation Against Pro-Walker Teacher Kristi Lacroix

The attack goons of the Wisconsin Education Association Council are attempting to destroy high school teacher Kristi Lacroix, who appeared i...