Calbright - Op-Ed by Debbie Klein FACCC President

[Wendy Brill-Wynkoop]

I am sharing a link to Debbie Klein's Op-Ed on Calbright. Although the article leans more to union purview we all need to work together to strengthen our CCC system. I hope you are all well and staying safe. 

https://edsource.org/2020/calbright-funds-would-be-better-spent-on-health-benefits-for-part-time-community-college-faculty/628975

Calbright funds would be better spent on health benefits for part-time community college faculty

"Not only has Calbright not fulfilled its purpose, but it is the only community college without its own academic senate, which by state law is responsible for consulting with the administration on all academic and professional matters. Its faculty are not represented by a union. (Faculty members at the other colleges are represented by one of three unions.) Calbright’s board of trustees is the only governing board not elected by the community it serves. Instead, its board is the community college system’s Board of Governors, whose members are appointed by the governor. Finally, Calbright is not accredited — and still has a long way to go to fully get off the ground. Calbright is an experiment that has unfortunately gone awry and is now obsolete."