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Amendments of California SB520 Bill for Online Courses

Posted on April 21, 2013 by

Last week California SB520 – the bill aiming to create a pool of online availability of 50 high-demand lower-division courses for which the public systems would have to award credit – was amended based on ongoing discussions and negotiations. The fact … Continue reading →

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California SB 520 Could Define a New Right Right for Students – Access to Courses

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

I previously shared the text of SB 520, the proposed California legislation that would identify and approve a set of up to 50 online courses that the three public systems would accept as credit for admitted students. In my notes … Continue reading →

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California SB 520 Currently Misses the Mark, but Not By Much

Posted on March 17, 2013 by

Phil has done a great job of covering the news of California’s new bill (or stub of a bill, really) that would create a state-wide system of third-party online courses that would be available to students who would otherwise be … Continue reading →

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California SB 520 – Text of Proposed Draft Bill for Online Education Platform

Posted on March 14, 2013 by

Thanks to Ry Rivard at Inside Higher Ed, we have a copy of the draft bill as of March 8, 2013. With cooperation of Caffeine-Fueled Transcriptions, Inc, I thought it would be useful to share the full text. Please note … Continue reading →

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Proposed California Legislation for Statewide Online Education Courses – The Basics

Posted on March 13, 2013 by

Outside of the Vatican, the big news this week in higher education is the proposed legislation in California that would identify and approve a set of up to 50 online courses that the three public systems would accept as credit … Continue reading →

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