April 5, 2007
CSU/Campus News
North County Times 4/5/07
By David Garrick
Professors at Cal State San Marcos said Wednesday they were looking forward to improved faculty morale and some extra money for life's necessities now that their statewide labor union has forged a tentative contract with the administration.
NBC-11, 4/3/07
Faculty of the California State University system put plans for a strike on hold Tuesday after tentatively settling a two-year contract dispute.
Central Valley Business Times 3/29/07
Identifying what’s going to be “hot” next can be a crucial prediction worth billions of dollars to marketers. Pursuit of the “next big thing” is constant fodder for venture capitalists, daydreamers and writers. But, lo! It’s been there all the time, says a professor at California State University, Long Beach.
Editorials/Commentary
Enterprise-Record 4/5/07
When a 23-month-old labor dispute can get settled in a little over a week when push comes to shove, you have to wonder why it took so long.
Times-Standard 4/5/07
Two strikes that could have had major impacts on our area were averted in the past week -- a sure sign that bargaining works.
L.A. Daily News 4/5/07
By Ronald Nibbe
Mel Gibson should not be surprised that Mayan activists and supporters spoke up to challenge his movie "Apocalypto" during his recent appearance at California State University, Northridge.
O.C. Register 4/5/07
The tentative agreement reached this week between the Cal State University system's administration and its strike-threatening union was described by union President John Travis as "good for CSU, good for our students, good for the faculty, and, frankly, it will be good for California." Well, maybe three out of four.
San Bernardino Sun 4/5/07
The tentative contract agreement reached Tuesday between the California State University system and its faculty union, which will avert dreaded strikes, has everyone breathing a sigh of relief.
UC News
Chronicle of Higher Education 4/5/07
By Goldie Blumenstyk
Faculty members at the University of California at Berkeley are pressing for more say over the contract terms of a planned $500-million research institute in biofuels to be financed by the energy giant BP.
California News
L.A. Daily News 4/5/07
By Naush Boghossian
Los Angeles Unified officials have tentatively offered long-sought classroom space to dozens of charter schools, but strings attached to the deals have prompted leaders of the independent public schools to threaten legal action.
National News
Inside Higher Ed 4/5/07
By Doug Lederman
Ever since Congress created two new student aid programs in a mad rush in 2005, many college administrators and financial aid experts have looked at them askance.
Washington Post 4/5/07
By Amit R. Paley
Educational software, a $2 billion-a-year industry that has become the darling of school systems across the country, has no significant impact on student performance, according to a study by the U.S. Department of Education.
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