"FACTC Focus" is a publication of Faculty Association of Community and Technical Colleges (FACTC) with the purpose of presenting diverse views on faculty issues. Included in this issue are: (1) Grade Forgiveness: A Good Idea? (Ruth Frickle); (2) Getting Pre-College Students Connected (Phil Venditti); (3) Abbreviations confusion: Are Banks Really Selling Compact Discs (CDs)? If There is a "C" Note is There Also a "B" Note? (Charles McKain and Minh Nguyen); (4) How Ready Are They? (Tom Pickering); (5) Rising Junior Meets a Librarian, a Database and a Book, and Finds True Authority (Jan Wingenroth); (6) Standards? (Tim Scharks); and (7) Student retention or student detention? (Mike Hickey). The FACTC Facts section contains: (1) Washington Community and Technical Colleges FY2007-08 Full-Time Faculty Average Salaries Comparison by District; (2) Part-Time Faculty Annualized Salaries 2008; and (3) Presidents and District Chancellor Salaries. Individual articles contain tables and references.