Jeanine Brown sat next to the disconnected phone at her desk in the Writing Lab. She hasn’t had a phone there for a year.
Tag: budget cuts
More cuts on the horizon announced at Town Hall meeting
Facing an across–the-board 7 percent cut and eradication of all non-essential services the Pierce College president outlined the preliminary budget for the 2012/13 school year
Town Hall meeting to discuss effect of budget crisis tomorrow
A town hall meeting to discuss the budget crisis’ impact on Pierce College will be hosted by the school’s administration tomorrow in the Great Hall
SMC’s two-tier pricing system: charging more for core classes is wrong
Santa Monica College’s (SMC) plan of implementing a two-tier course pricing system goes against the mission statements of many community colleges such as Pierce, to
Protest’s coffin makes its way across L.A. colleges
The “Education is Dead!” coffin that paraded through Pierce last month is expected to make its way through Los Angeles area colleges and universities before
Ninety class sections may be cut beginning fall 2012
Ninety sections are in discussion to be cut in the upcoming fall 2012 and spring 2013 semester according to vice president of Academic Affairs Anna
Pierce community protest cuts to education
Resistance Against Gutting Education (R.A.G.E.) protestors march down the Pierce College Mall Feb. 15. Protestors chanted “they say cut back, we say fight back.” Photo
Gov. Brown’s budget proposal released
Gov. Jerry Brown’s 2012-13 budget proposal, released Jan. 5, shows that California has a deficit of $9.2 billion. Brown proposes $4.2 billion in cuts from
Education Cuts: When is it enough?
On December 13 2011 Governor Jerry Brown announced his mid-year cuts which will take effect this month. As expected community colleges will face a
Education, a worthwhile investment in America’s future
A student’s decision to get a college education shouldn’t be depend or be affected by who is in congress at the moment, but for most,