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- Confusion stalls/ends student success.
- Guns on Campus Bills:
- Public community college graduates earn more than high school and for-profit associates degree graduates.
- Texas Association of Community Colleges' latest outline for outcomes-based funding.
- Complete College America issues report on developmental and "gateway" courses.
- Community colleges are finding the new pedagogies more and more attractive.
- Save the date and make your reservation for the 2014 Convention in San Antonio!
- Adjunct instructor fired for exposing an alleged cheater in front of the class.
- Capping the number of semester hours required for an associate degree the intent of multiple bills in the House and Senate.
- Reminder: College e-mail accounts are public property.
- TRS bills SB 1458 and HB 1884 would restrict early retirement.
- SB 1812 legislation on "50-50" retirement and health programs progress.
- Essay-grading software controversy grows with MOOC popularity.
- TCCTA seeks information on adjunct workloads.
- Community college educators visited with lawmakers about policy matters of concern to their schools and professions.
- Texas House has voted to reduce the number of exit examinations for high school graduation.
- TCCTA opposes HB 25, a bill seeking to incrementally boost the prospective level of outcomes-based funding.
- IRS is reportedly poised to issue new regulations on schools providing health insurance for adjunct faculty members.
- HB 5 high school graduation requirements inevitably affect college readiness.
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