As community colleges increasingly embrace technology, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a powerful tool for academic search committees. However, as we integrate it, we must carefully assess District use to ensure fairness, privacy considerations, transparency, and legal compliance, among other issues. Below are tips for administrators on the “dos” and “don’ts” of using AI

On October 24, 2024, the U.S Department of Education (“DOE”) released its AI Toolkit for Safe, Ethical, and Equitable AI Integration for school leaders. This toolkit, primarily targeted towards K-12 school leaders, implements recommendations from the DOE’s Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) Future of Teaching and Learning report (published May 2023). It provides guidance for the effective

On September 27, 2022, California Governor Newson signed Senate Bill 1162, which is California’s new pay transparency and pay data disclosure law.

 

This new law will require nearly 200,000 California companies with 15 or more employees to include pay ranges in all job postings and advertisements, effective January 1, 2023. Also, private employers with 100

OCapitoln October 9, 2015, Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 331, the Civic Reporting Openness in Negotiations Efficiency Act (CRONEY bill), into law.  The CRONEY bill, effective January 1, 2016, applies to cities, counties, and special districts that have adopted a “Civic Openness In Negotiations” (COIN) or a similar type of ordinance.

In recent years,