Dive Brief:

• A California oversight agency says it’s time to ditch 1960 higher education guidelines and generate more college graduates meeting workforce demands.
• The commission says the current system was developed with baby boomers in mind and is not a match for today's limited resources.
• The report also found that public higher education in the state has trailed many top-tier institutions in adopting online technology.

Dive Insight:

The report is a rethinking of the system based on three tiers: community colleges, California State University and the University of California. Those institutions have all taken steps toward online learning, but the report says more steps are needed, including incentives for developing online courses and linking a portion of state funding to performance. That last part should sound familiar: It's similar to President Barack Obama's proposal for federal higher education funding.