What are community colleges for?

On the next Your Call, we'll talk about the role of community colleges in higher education. A "student task force" is considering plans to restructure community colleges to be geared more towards increasing transfer rates to 4-year colleges. But some students and faculty worry these changes will actually make higher education less accessible. So what do community colleges mean to you? And how do we maximize the potential of this great resource? Join us at 10 or email us at feedback@yourcallradio.org. It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar, and you.

Guests:
Karen Saginor, academic senate president at City College of San Francisco

Joe Fitzgerald, editor in chief of The Guardsman at City College of San Francisco

Jessie Ryan, associate director of the Campaign for College Opportunity

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What is the value of community colleges?

On the next Your Call, we'll be broadcasting live from the Mission Campus of the City College of San Francisco. Community colleges have long offered affordable and accessible education to people of all ages and walks of life. But budget cuts have resulted in potential students being turned away and a loss of services. What do we lose as community colleges scale back? Join us at 10 or email feedback@yourcallradio.org. What is your community college story? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Dora Palacios, student in community health program at the Ocean Campus of CCSF

Juan Rodolfo Cendejas, student in business and graphics at Mission Campus of CCSF and president of the Associated Student Council

Lulu Orozco, student in journalism program at Ocean Campus of CCSF

Jessie Ryan, associate director with the Campaign for College Opportunity in Sacramento

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Your Call 041509 What's in store for San Francisco schools?

How will San Francisco Unified's superintendent turn the district into a high performing educational institution for all students? On the next Your Call we'll speak with Carlos Garcia, superintendent for the San Francisco Unified School District since 2007. Formerly a San Francisco principal, Garcia led Clark County, Nevada, schools for five years before his recent return. How can the schools meet the superintendent's goal of 100% preparation for colleges with budgets slashed and all the challenges of an ethnically diverse but generally poor student body? Send us an email at feedback@yourcallradio.org or join us live at 11 am. What does San Francisco need for world class schools? It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guest:
Carlos Garcia in San Francisco
Superintendent of the San Francisco Unified School District since 2007

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Your Call 013008 Debate about California community colleges

Should California change the constitution to increase funding for community colleges?  On the next Your Call we continue our coverage of the February 5th ballot by considering Proposition 93.  Prop 93 would lower fees and increase funding for community colleges and change the way the state distributes education funds.  Is this the best way to do that?  How do we balance K through 12 with college education and if we have the balance wrong, is the new proposition the right solution?  It's Your Call with Rose Aguilar and you.

Guests:
Edward Murray in SF
English as a Second Language instructor at City College of San Francisco for 28 years. He is the current president of American Federation of Teachers, Local 2121, which represents all faculty at CCSF, including teachers, counselors, health care professionals, and researchers.
 
Egon Terplan in SF
Economic Development and Governance Policy Director for SPUR, the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association, a good government think tank based in the city. 

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