Community College Cuts California's Community
Colleges stand to lose more than the other two parts of
the state's three-legged higher education system if Governor Jerry
Brown's tax initiative fails in November. The UC and CSU
systems could each take a $200 million cut and the California
Community Colleges faces a cut of $292 million. Chancellors
of the state's three higher education systems are arguing that
they've had to "ration" education and refer thousands of high school graduates to out of
state universities in an unprecedented brain drain for the
state. CCC Chancellor Jack Scott joins us to discuss
current issues facing his branch of the higher education
system.
Fort Ord Monument President Obama
designated the nation's newest national monument this month on
Bureau Land Management (BLM) land in Monterey - the Fort
Ord National Monument. The background about the
designation is a very interesting success story about how a local
community with diverse interests came together to protect an area
that all agreed was special and worthy of this designation.
Age of Champions A documentary about
senior Olympians is playing at the Crest Theatre on Monday, May
21st. We'll speak with Keith Ochwat, the Managing
Director of the Documentary Foundation, a Sacramento
based nonprofit dedicated to documentary production, education, and
outreach. His first feature, Age of
Champions, premiered at the prestigious Silverdocs Film
Festival in Washington DC and was called "infectiously
inspiring" by the Washington Post. In addition to
film-making Keith teaches the Doc School, an innovative
youth media program for high school students in Sacramento.
Doc school students develop, produce, and distribute short
documentaries about important community
issues.
RSVP for free tickets to the Monday, May
21st Sacramento Premiere of Age of Champions at the
Crest Theater by visiting www.ageofchampions.org/crest
or by calling 916-456-5229, ext. 4.
Budget Revisions Governor Jerry
Brown is announcing revisions to his budget proposal for
2012-2013 and funding shortfalls are expected to increase from
$9 billion to $16 billion. Capital Public Radio's Ben Adler
joins us from the California Capitol with the latest
information.
