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Upcoming 2009 CCA/CTA Conferences

~ 2009 CTA Presidents Conference ~

July 20-24
Asilomar Conference Grounds
More Information & Registration

 

~ 2010 CCA Winter Conference ~

February 5-7
San Diego

 ~ 2010 CCA Spring Conference
and W.H.O. Awards ~

April 23-25
Rio Hotel ~ Las Vegas, Nevada

News from the Front:

A Message from our President

June, 2009

By CCA President Ron Norton Reel

Summer is usually a quiet (or at least, quieter!) time for most of us, but we seem to have a fair amount of news and notes to report this month regardless.

First on everyone's mind these days is of course the state budget crisis, which as we went to press with this month's issue of News From the Front remains unresolved. I'm also reporting on local school election results from CCA regions, and bringing you news and updates from CCA chapters around the state.  Read More...

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College of the Month:

West Hills Community College

July, 2009

 

CCA-CCC Unification Statement

The weekend of February 20-22, 2009, exploratory discussions began on unifying the Community College Association (CCA) of the California Teachers Association (CTA) and the Community College council (CCC) of the California Federation of Teachers (CFT).

The parties are deeply concerned about preserving access and maintaining and improving the high quality of education provided in California’s community colleges, and will be seeking opportunities to work together in close partnership on issues of mutual interest as the talks proceed.  A set of general principles that will guide the unification discussions was agreed upon.  

The intention of the participants in the conversations is to build upon the strengths of the unions involved and to fully engage local leaders and members of both statewide organizations in discussion of the many issues involved. Additional meetings have been scheduled.  

In addition to the officers of CCA and CCC, top elected leaders and key staff of CTA and CFT participated as well as representatives of the two organizations’ respective national affiliates, the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT).

Headlines from Inside Higher Education

The Future: Free Online Courses?

Community colleges and high schools would receive federal funds to create free, online courses in a program that is in the final stages of being drafted by the Obama administration.

The program is part of a series of efforts to help community colleges reach more students and to link basic skills education to job training. The proposals are outlined in administration discussion drafts obtained by Inside Higher Ed. A formal announcement could come in the next few weeks. In addition to the free online courses, the plan would provide $9 billion over 10 years to help community colleges develop and improve programs related to preparing students for good jobs, and a $10 billion loan fund (at low or no interest) for community college facilities.  Read More...

A Global Agenda for Higher Education

Paris will be the center of global higher education next week, as more than 1,000 scholars and government officials descend on the city for the 2009 World Conference on Higher Education: The New Dynamics of Higher Education and Research for Societal Change and Development.

“The first question is what are these new dynamics? I think there are many, but there are four in particular that we really think are changing the face of higher education,” said Nicholas Burnett, assistant director-general for education at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, which is sponsoring the world conference.

One is just the accelerating demand for higher education. The second point is the growing mix of public and private education--common in the U.S., but until recently not so prevalent in other parts of the world. The third and fourth dynamics are the impacts of information and communications technologies on higher education, and globalization.  Read More...

CTA 2009 Summer Conferences

Presidents Conference
New Presidents: July 20-24, 2009
Returning Presidents: July 21-24, 2009
Asilomar Conference Grounds
Pacific Grove, CA
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Summer Institute
August 2-7, 2009
UCLA Conference Center
Los Angeles, CA
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Summer Institute 
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Join Us for Our Exciting CTA Summer Conference Season

Summer is almost here--register now to ensure your spot for the Presidents Conference and the Summer Institute . Don't delay!

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Conference Registration is now open for the CTA Summer Conferences 

Each summer the California Teachers Association hosts two specialized conferences, the Presidents Conference and the Summer Institute.  Each conference offers targeted training, breakout sessions and relevant courses specifically created to assist CTA chapter leaders as they go about the work of the Association.  CTA is well known for its extensive member training programs.  Each of these outstanding summer conferences is designed to deliver the training, tools and knowledge needed to help CTA members be successful leaders within the organization.  

Register Now at www.cta.org/conferences

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Summer Institute Grant Application

Your CTA Representative

Dian HassonCTA Higher Ed Director
Dián Delores Hasson
E-mail: Hassondi@aol.com  

Dian is your representative within CTA, and deals with all issues relating to higher education within CTA.

Read Dian's quarterly District J Higher Education Report.

About CCA

CCA is the higher education affiliate of the California Teacher's Association (CTA), the largest and most influential professional association of educators in the state with more than 340,000 members. CCA has become one of the most powerful voices for community colleges at the state level, striving to improve the working conditions of our members and the quality of the community college system.

CCA represents counselors, coaches, and library staff in California's community colleges, and proudly serves a wide variety of faculty: part- and full-time, credit and non-credit, transfer and vocational.

On a national level, CCA is affiliated with the National Education Association (NEA), the largest public employee association in the country with over 3.2 million members.

Our statewide headquarters are in Burlingame, with regional offices throughout northern and southern California.

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