Struggle Over Greenhouse Bills Continues
The Legislature continues to struggle with the desire to impose green building rules on state agencies, including the CSU. Two bills that have been introduced this session have been tinkered with and changed but unfortunately the end result may be that the authority is given to a private entity, which some argue is undemocratic.

Both AB 35 (Ruskin) and AB 888 (Lieu) grant authority to the United States Green Building Council, a private entity, to establish building standards known as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED); and not the California Building Standards Commission (CBSC) and ongoing efforts with their Green Building Code Advisory Committee within the CBSC to establish such standards. More »

Making Textbooks Affordable Becoming Top Priority
There are several moving parts swirling around the vortex of textbook affordability and the whole issue of reducing costs! Recently the California State University Textbook Affordability Taskforce completed their report on improving access and reducing costs of textbook content. More »

Carol Channing Honored for Efforts in Arts Education
Actress and Broadway star Carol Channing and her husband Harry Kullijian, was honored last week for her great efforts in the area of arts education and programs in both K-12 and higher education. More »