ICAS News and Events
December 4, 2009 10-3, LAX Crowne Plaza Hotel
The Academic Senates of all ICAS partners—California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California—have long been concerned with the commitment of the California Legislature and the Governor’s office to the 1960 Master Plan for Higher Education, which is on the threshold of its 50th birthday. More ...
New Math Competencies Statements Approved by ASCCC November 14, 2009
It is no secret that concern with the skills achieved by California’s high school graduates has been the subject of longstanding public debate and concern. ICAS has tried to inform this debate by publishing “statements on competencies,” which described the knowledge, skills, and attitudes California high school graduates should have achieved in high school to effectively prepare themselves for California public higher education. Having been reviewed and revised, an updated version of “Statement on Competencies in Mathematics Expected of Entering College Students/ Mathematics Standards for California High School Graduates,” originally adopted in October 1997, is now being reviewed by the Academic Senates of the three segments. The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges reviewed and adopted the new competency statement at its fall plenary session on November 14, 2009, and review and approval by the other two segments is anticipated in the near future.