Report: California colleges in decline
Press TV, June 22, 2011
California 'nowhere near a leader' on higher education
San Francisco Business Times, July 21, 2011
Documenting California's Decline
Inside Higher Ed, July 21, 2011
Study find the region's education system lacking
The Press Enterprise, July 20, 2011
Report: State's higher education system declining
The Orange County Register, July 21, 2011
Study paints bleak picture of future for public colleges in California
KPCC Southern California Public Radio, July 208, 2011
New report shows that state higher education performance is down
Lodi News-Sentinel, July 21, 2011
California higher education spiraling downward says report
Central Valley Business Times, July 20, 2011
California’s Public Colleges Are Falling Behind, Report Says
The Chronicle of Higher Education, July 20, 2011
Performance-based funding: Can we do better this time?
Thought on Public Education, June 28, 2011
Abandon Hope, All Ye Who Enter Here
Thoughts on Public Education, May 9, 2011
Community college completion rate low
San Bernardino Sun, April 11, 2011
California Community Colleges on nonprofit's 'Top 120' list
California Watch,
April 27, 2011
They've started, but will they finish?
Times Higher Education, March 3, 2011
Shortage of vocational degrees
Thoughts on Public Education, March 1, 2011
Study finds untapped way to meet state's workforce needs
Central Valley Business Times, February 28, 2011
Community College Report: Only a third of Bay Area students get certificates or degrees
San Jose Mercury News, February 24, 2011
Brown's Radical Change to Community College Funding
California Watch, January 11, 2011
Divided We Fail
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, November 3, 2010
Community Colleges Must Commit to Change
Los Angeles Times, October 27, 2010
Community College Dropout Rate Alarms Researchers
San Francisco Chronicle, October 20, 2010
Study: Most Two Year College Students Never Finish
San Jose Mercery News, October 20, 2010
Are California's Community Colleges Doing Their Job?
Southern California Public Radio, October 20, 2010
Six Years After Enrolling, 7 out of 10 Community College Students Fail to Make Education Goals
Whittier Daily News, October 20, 2010
Tracking Early Progress Could Boost College Completion
Education Week, October 6, 2010
Schwarzenegger signs bill guaranteeing community college transfers to Cal State
The Los Angeles Times, September 30, 2010
California Set to Ease Path for Transfer Students
The Chronice of Higher Education,
June 2, 2010
State Sifting through College Transfer Requirements
Sacramento Bee, March 13, 2010
College crisis is a disaster California can't afford
San Diego Union-Tribune, November 15, 2009
Community Colleges Urged to Focus on Outcomes Data
Inside Higher Ed, October 22, 2009
Report Urges Better Tracking of Students' Intermediate Progress to Degrees
The Chronicle of Higher Education, October 21, 2009
In California transferring from city or community colleges: not so simple anymore
Examiner.com, September 4, 2009
Transfer Troubles in California
U.S. News and World Report, August 31, 2009
Report calls for overhaul of California community colleges' transfer process
Los Angeles Times, August 27, 2009
Improving California's Course-Transfer System Is Vital to Future, Report Says
The Chronicle of Higher Education, August 27, 2009
Report Urges California to Follow Other States in Easing Student Transfer
Inside Higher Ed, August 27, 2009
Report Urges California to Ease Community College Transfer Process
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, August 27, 2009
State Educators Raise Red Flag Over Shortage Of STEM Grads, Long Beach Business Journal, July 21, 2009
L.A. City and Trade-Technical colleges placed on probation, The Los Angeles Times, July 10, 2009
California's 'Gold Standard' for Higher Education Falls on Hard Times, The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 15, 2009
The Community College Transfer Challenge,
Diverse Online, May 14, 2009
Uphill climb for schools
Editorial, Fresno Bee, February 28, 2009
Obama puts spotlight on education deficit
Los Angeles Times, February 25, 2009
California colleges failing to produce workforce-ready students, Student Loan Blog by NextStudent, February 23, 2009
Solano's college-bound rate lags, Vallejo Times-Herald, February 23, 2009
State colleges bear down on transfer shortage
Contra Costa Times, February 16, 2009
California faltering in higher ed rankings
KCBS, February 15, 2009
Region ranks so-so in college measures
Sacramento Bee, February 14, 2009
College opportunities for state residents ebb
Los Angeles Times, February 13, 2009
College crunch/UC eligibility
Colleen Moore interviewed on Capital Public Radio's Insight, January 12, 2009
Studies link use of part-time instructors to lower student success
Chronicle of Higher Education, November 6, 2008
Community colleges under stress
Issues in Science and Technology, Summer, 2008
LCC President: 'We need to do better'
Lansing State Journal, July 6, 2008
Foothill College's diverse challenge
San Jose Mercury News, June 29, 2008
Community colleges fall short on basics, study says
Sacramento Bee, June 17, 2008
Diplomas Count 2008: School to college; Can state P-16 councils ease the transition?
Education Week, June 5, 2008
Community college transfer mess
Washington Post, June 2, 2008
Final report issued on student success policies in California
Achieving Success (p. 13), newsletter of Achieving the Dream initiative, April 2008
Clear reforms for community colleges
Jon Fensterwald, Educated Guess blog, April 14, 2008
Community colleges' potential must be tapped
Editorial, San Jose Mercury , April 13, 2008
Colleges short on cash, but reform possible
Contra Costa Times, March 26, 2008
A system falters: Expert Q&A
Nancy Shulock participated in an online forum sponsored by the Contra Costa Times, March 25, 2008
Students lose way on road to degree
Contra Costa Times, March 23, 2008
Report: Lag in college grads indicates reform necessary
The Desert Sun, March 13, 2008
Colleges in California must step up
Vallejo Times-Herald, March 13, 2008
Study calls for community colleges to up graduation rates
The Desert Sun, March 12, 2008
The Cal Grant: What's at stake?
Op/Ed by Diana Fuentes-Michel, Pasadena Star-News, February 26, 2008
A debate on Proposition 92
Nancy Shulock interviewed on Southern California Public Radio, KPCC, January 24, 2008
A proposition they can refuse?
Inside Higher Ed, January 14, 2008
Grading our schools
Nancy Shulock interviewed for Part 10 of KQED's series on community colleges, September 28, 2007
Stretched dollars, strained students
Nancy Shulock interviewed for Part 5 of KQED's series on community colleges, September 10, 2007
Higher Purpose: America produces the world's best universities, but not enough graduates. Can states fix higher ed?
Governing, September 2007
Is community college tuition in Calif. too low?
Community College Times, August 3, 2007
More money for colleges, lower fees, come get it!
Column by Peter Schrag, Sacramento Bee, July 18, 2007
California's community colleges get students into school, but not always out
Associated Press, July 14, 2007
We know what works
Nancy Shulock interviewed for PBS series Learning Matters. Podcast available here.
Paving the way for persistence
University Business, May 2007
CIOs reflect on the "Rules of the Game"
CIO News and Views, newsletter of the California Community Colleges Chief Information Officers, May 2007
Challenging California policymakers to focus on student success
Achieving Success, newsletter of Achieving the Dream initiative, April 2007
Community college: A harsh reality
New York Times, April 22, 2007
Report: State community colleges promote 'culture of failure'
VoiceofSanDiego.org, March 15, 2007
Study: Student aid better than cheap fees
Inside Bay Area, March 9. 2007
Nitpicking community colleges
Column by Dan Walters, Sacramento Bee, March 9, 2007
Our View: Remove barriers to college dream
Editorial, Merced Sun-Star, February 20, 2007
Report ignores community college mission; Proposed criteria for funding would destroy schools
San Jose Mercury News, February 20, 2007
Access is not enough
Editorial, Sacramento Bee, February 14, 2007
Community colleges get 2nd failing grade
Editorial, Appeal-Democrat (Marysville, CA), February 14, 2007
Realities about community colleges
Op/ed by Constance Carroll, chancellor of the San Diego Community College District, San Diego Union-Tribune, February 13, 2007.
Disputed report criticizes colleges
Inside Bay Area, February 13, 2007
Study points out failures; poor degree rate is result of too few resources
Editorial, San Jose Mercury News, February 13, 2007
Building a 'bridge to success' at collleges
Op/ed by Marshall Smith and Pamela Burdman of the Hewlett Foundation, Sacramento Bee, February 11, 2007
A little college snit - and the big stakes behind it
Column by Peter Schrag, Sacramento Bee, February 7, 2007
Rules of the Game discussed on Capital Public Radio's Insight, February 7, 2007
Rules of the Game discussed on KQED's Forum, February 6, 2007
Students left behind
Editorial, San Francisco Chronicle, February 2, 2007
Study urges revamping of community colleges
Sacramento Bee, February 2, 2007
Few community college students transfer or earn degrees, study says
Los Angeles Times, February 2, 2007
Few community college students meet graduation goals
San Jose Mercury, February 2, 2007
Report: 2-year college paths fall short
San Diego Union Tribune, February 2, 2007
Access and success - is it either/or?
Inside Higher Ed , February 2, 2007
Community colleges in dire need of finishing touches
Column by Peter Schrag, Sacramento Bee, November 29, 2006
The 'access gap' to college
Editorial, San Francisco Chronicle, November 14, 2006
California's future depends on education
Column by Byron Williams, Inside Bay Area, October 26, 2006
More Bay Area youths go to college, study says
San Jose Mercury News, October 26, 2006
More students delaying college; Fewer in state going right after high school, study finds
Sacramento Bee, October 23, 2006
State ranked 47th smartest
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, October 22, 2006
Studies urge education investment
Fresno Bee, June 23, 2005
Web tool lets users scrutinize university graduation rates
San Jose Mercury News, January 19, 2005
Educators anticipate answers hinging on Governor's budget; 1960 promise of higher education already has been strained by fee hikes
Contra Costa Times, January 10, 2005
Report: Californians complacent as state higher education struggles
AScribe Newswire, December 1, 2004
How can colleges prove they're doing their jobs?
Chronicle of Higher Education, September 3, 2004
College transfers differ by groups; Study: Rates lower for women, others
San Gabriel Valley Tribune, June 10, 2003
Study finds transfer gap for high-minority colleges
AScribe Newswire, June 3, 2003