In article <473e346e$0$8701$4c368faf@roadrunner.com>,
"Mark" <mshapiro2@nospam.adelphia.net> wrote:

... Periodically the paper pushers at the California State University
Chancellor's Office produce a position paper intended to convince members
of
the public that the largest system of public higher education in country
is
on the right track, and that their children will actually have access to
an
affordable college education of reasonable quality if they make it
through
high school with halfway decent grades. The latest such effort has been
dubbed "Access to Excellence." This document, when finally adopted will
replace the previous such effort called "Cornerstones" (often referred to
by
wags on the 23 system campuses as "Gravestones"). ...

Read all of the Irascible Professor's thoughts on this bit of
self-delusion
at:

http://irascibleprofessor.com/comments-11-16-07.htm

Sincerely,

Dr. Mark H. Shapiro
Editor and Publisher
The Irascible Professor
http://irascibleprofessor.com

Minor Note:

The California State University is the second largest system of public
higher education. The California Community College system is the
largest.

Our buzzword of the moment is "Accountability". Since this is
government, the word must be incorporated into an acronym, in this case
"ARCC" for Accountability Report for Community Colleges. I don't think
we know what we're accounting for and I'm sure we not clear on who we're
accounting to, but by God we'll have a fine looking report on it.

C. Smith