It Begins With Us - The Case for Student Equity

Oct 15, 2026

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A policy report by the Community College League of California arguing for student equity in California community colleges. It explains how state funding for student equity was established and expanded after Governor Jerry Brown’s 2014 budget proposal, and how colleges updated equity plans under Title 5 to receive resources. The report reviews the League’s commitments, outlines stakeholder organizations’ involvement, summarizes observations from the past year, and presents targeted recommendations for reducing achievement gaps.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

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Pages24

Reading Time1 h 0 min

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Section I—Purpose

Section II—Where We Were: A Historical Perspective

Section III—The League’s Commitment to Student Equity

Commission on the Future

Equity2014 Summit

Equity2015 Summit

The League’s Survey on Equity

Section IV—Stakeholder Organizations’ Commitment to Student Equity

Academic Senate

Faculty Association of California Community Colleges (FACCC)

Minority Male Community College Collaborative

The Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges

A²MEND

Section V—Observations in the Past Year

Chancellor’s Office

Leadership (Trustees and CEOs)

Membership (The Colleges)

Section VI—Recommendations

Community College League of California It Begins With Us: The Case for Student Equity League’s CCCT & CEOCCC Board Meetings June 19–20, 2015 2017 O Street, Sacramento, CA 95811 (916) 444-8641 / (916) 444-2954 fax [Website: www.ccleague.org](Website: www.ccleague.org) Authors: Thuy Thi Nguyen, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer; Jillian Skeen, Public Policy Fellow; Rita Mize, Interim Vice President of Government Affairs; Lizette Navarette, Legislative Advocate; Ryan McElhinney, Legislative Advocate Copyright © 2015 by Community College League of California Table of Contents Section I—Purpose ............................................................................................................... 4 Section II—Where We Were: A Historical Perspective ...................................................... 7 Section III—The League’s Commitment to Student Equity............................................... 8 Commission on the Future................................................................................................... 8 Equity2014 Summit............................................................................................................... 9 Equity2015 Summit............................................................................................................. 10 The League’ s Survey on Equity ........................................................................................ 11 The League’s Work on Veterans & Foster Students ........................................................ 12 The League’ s Work in Connecting Equity with Legislation: Assembly Bill 288 Dual/Concurrent Enrollment ............................................................ 12 Section IV—Stakeholder Organizations’ Commitment to Student Equity..................... 13 Academic Senate.................................................................................................................. 14 Faculty Association of California Community Colleges (FACCC) ............................... 14 Minority Male Community College Collaborative.......................................................... 14 The Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges...................... 14 A²MEND .............................................................................................................................. 15 Section V—Observations in the Past Year......................................................................... 15 Chancellor’s Office .............................................................................................................. 15 Leadership (Trustees and CEOs) ....................................................................................... 17 Membership (The Colleges) ............................................................................................... 17 Section VI—Recommendations......................................................................................... 19 Implicit Bias ......................................................................................................................... 19 Financial Aid........................................................................................................................ 19 Faculty Hiring ...................................................................................................................... 20 Enrollment Policies ............................................................................................................. 21 Basic Skills Reform: Common Assessment/Accelerated Placement.............................. 21 College/Career Pipelines .................................................................................................... 22 Dual/Concurrent Enrollment ............................................................................................ 22 Integration with Student Success Center & Deve

FAQs

What is the main purpose of the report?

To make the case for student equity in California community colleges and to describe how funding, planning, and actions can close student achievement gaps.

How did the state funding for student equity begin?

In January 2014, Governor Jerry Brown announced an unprecedented line-item designation for student equity, proposing $100 million that supported enhanced activities statewide.

What recommendations does the report emphasize?

It highlights strategies such as addressing implicit bias, improving financial aid, reforming faculty hiring and enrollment policies, advancing basic skills reform, and strengthening dual/concurrent enrollment and evidence-based conversations.

Oct 15, 2026

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