The California Community Colleges Board of Governors will take its first look today at a proposal to prohibit students from repeating a course in any subject area unless they fail to earn a satisfactory grade. If ultimately approved, the change would take effect in fall 2013. In the wake of state budget cuts, community college leaders say the system no longer can afford to provide a heavily subsidized outlet for artistic or physical activity. Community colleges have lost 12 percent of their annual state funding, by far their main source of revenue, since 2008-09.
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