Michael Hiltzik: Is outsourcing community college education serving students? - latimes.com

Michael Hiltzik: Is outsourcing community college education serving students? - latimes.com

Is outsourcing community college education serving students? By Michael Hiltzik California Community Colleges' deal with for-profit Kaplan University has a few catches — among them Kaplan's higher costs and the question of whether its credits would even be transferable. Scholastic makes inroads into Arabic children's book market By Geraldine Baum Sensing a business and cultural opportunity, Scholastic carefully translates English-language books like "Heidi" and "The Magic School Bus" to be used at schools in several Arab-speaking countries. L.A. Unified payroll system still troubled, grand jury says By Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times A report says district staff has warned of another debacle because the system was never fully installed. It's also unclear who will make sure recommendations from three audits are carried out.

EDUCATION Headlines from L.A. Now Monica Garcia to serve fourth year as L.A. Unified board president07/01/2010, 1:54 p.m. Teachers, charters, others to bid for 17 new or struggling L.A. Unified campuses07/01/2010, 1:09 p.m. More potential for problems with L.A. Unified's payroll system, grand jury says06/30/2010, 2:27 p.m. Black freshmen numbers up at UC San Diego despite 'Compton Cookout' controversy06/29/2010, 6:24 p.m. More California school districts on the financial brink06/29/2010, 5:02 p.m. Former Newport Beach high school employee accused of stealing student body funds06/26/2010, 8:14 a.m. More ...