Long Beach Daily 49er, December 8, 2008
Jacqueline Aguirre Speaking out on cuts' consequences More than 100 faculty, students and residents of Long Beach turned out for the "CSU is the Solution" rally against the Cal State University budget cuts at the Speaker's Platform yesterday afternoon. View the pdf here
Sacramento Bee, December 7, 2008
Alexander Gonzalez
My View: Proposed cut threatens CSU quality If California fails to support higher education during this time of incredible need, we risk losing entire generations of talented workers and innovators.
San Bernardino Sun, November 29, 2008
Opinion
Public higher education should be focus of 'new deal' It is no news that the nation and the state are in very difficult economic circumstances. The national economy faces a seemingly unending credit crisis and a growing recession. The federal deficit is huge, unemployment is up, and core businesses are threatened with failure. The country is characterized by growing social inequality and a decomposing public sector unable to provide good transportation, health care, or educational services. View the pdf here
Sacramento Bee, November 20, 2008
Walter Yost Sacramento State students, faculty rally against proposed budget cuts Sacramento State University students, faculty and staff rallied Wednesday to protest $66.3 million in proposed cuts to the CSU system budget.
California State University Chancellor Charles B. Reed said Monday that the CSU system plans to eliminate 10,000 admission spots for the 2009-10 school year to make way for the cuts. View the pdf here
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New York Times, November 19, 2008
Tamar Lewin
California Universities Will Cut Enrollment Unless State Increases Money Hard hit by budget cuts, the California State University system is planning to cut its enrollment by 10,000 students for the 2009-10 academic year, unless state lawmakers provide more money. View the pdf here
Los Angels Times , November 19, 2008
Seema Mehta and Gale Holland Cal State students, faculty protest proposed cuts in admission, budget Roberto Aguilar figures he has done everything right to earn a spot at a state college, working hard in high school to achieve a 3.5 GPA and SAT score of 1780. But the Pasadena 17-year-old's vision of the future -- moving away from home, meeting new friends in the dorms and exploring a new city -- is in jeopardy because of the state's budget woes. View the pdf here
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Los Angels Times, November 19, 2008
Opinion California State System May Turn Eligible Students With California's budget now facing an $11-billion shortfall, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed billions of dollars in spending cuts, most of them aimed at the state's already beleaguered schools, colleges and universities. View the pdf here
San Francisco Chronicle, November 19, 2008
Jim Doyle Hefty pay raises in troubled times on campus Long Beach -- The chancellor and governing Board of Trustees of the California State University system have continued to award hefty pay raises to top administrators this year even as the university moves toward capping student enrollment and slashing campus budgets.
Chancellor Charles Reed approved salary increases of up to 19 percent for nine vice presidents at four of CSU's 23 campuses earlier this year, and approved 11 new appointments of vice presidents at nine campuses at salaries of as high as $225,000. View the pdf here
San Francisco Chronicle, November 19, 2008
Editorial Budget cutbacks threaten CSU mission In case California's recalcitrant legislators still aren't convinced that their inability to change the state's budgetary status quo is having an impact, the California State University system put a number on it this week: 10,000 students. View the pdf here
Ventura County Start, November 19, 2008
Editorial California State System May Turn Eligible Students Smart people head up our institutions of higher learning, so we know things are really bad when they start talking about doing dumb things.
Like capping enrollment in the California State University system. View the pdf here
Long Beach Press Telegram, November 19, 2008
Kevin Butler Outcry over education's cost LONG BEACH - Hundreds of California State University students, staff and faculty Tuesday afternoon protested state budget cuts that CSU officials say could force the university to enroll about 10,000 fewer students next academic year.
Protesters chanted slogans and carried signs in front of the CSU administration's headquarters building in Long Beach, where the CSU Board of Trustees gathered for the first day of its two-day meeting. View the pdf here
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San Jose Mercury News, November 11, 2008
Lisa M. Krieger Financially strapped CSU seeks to restrict student access Under a new cost-cutting proposal, California State University may turn away eligible freshmen for the first time in its history.
Chancellor Charles Reed will tell the CSU's board of trustees next week that a bleak budget means the university is no longer able to accept everyone into next fall's freshman class. If his proposals are enacted, schools will give priority to freshmen in their "service area'' — meaning San Jose State University would first admit Santa Clara County residents. Outside students would go on a waiting list. View the pdf here
US News and World Report, November 11, 2008
Allison Go California State System May Turn Eligible Students For the first time in its history, the California State University system might turn eligible students away from its 23 campuses because of a worsening budget problem, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. CSU chancellor Charles Reed proposed the plan, which is a response to an expected midyear $66.3 million cut from the state announced by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger this week. The system has already seen $31.3 million in cuts this year. View the pdf here
The San Francisco Chronicle, November 11, 2008
Tanya Schevitz & Jill Tucker CSU plan would turn away many B students A proposal to limit enrollment and cap the number of students admitted to the California State University system means admissions officers at the 23 campuses might be more selective about whom they accept, relying more on grade point averages and other academic standards than they have in the past. View the pdf here
The San Francisco Chronicle, November 9, 2008
Jim Doyle
All 23 CSU Campuses May Turn Students Away The state's worsening budget crisis is forcing the California State University system to consider turning away some eligible students from all 23 campuses for the first time in its history.
CSU Chancellor Charles Reed blamed the proposed enrollment restrictions on Sacramento's underfunding of the university's budget, which was cut in September and now faces a midyear cut as the state's financial woes worsen. View the pdf here
The New York Times, November 8, 2008
Tamar Lewin Tough Times Strain Colleges Rich and Poor Arizona State University, anticipating at least $25 million in budget cuts this fiscal year — on top of the $30 million already cut — is ending its contracts with as many as 200 adjunct instructors.
Boston University, Cornell and Brown have announced selective hiring freezes. View the pdf here
The Chronicle of Higher Education, November 7, 2008
Robin Wilson College Too Pricey? Don't Blame Faculty Pay During a debate among the Democratic presidential candidates at Saint Anselm College in January, Charles Gibson, the moderator, used what he thought was a realistic example of a two-career academic couple at the small college in New Hampshire. Between them, he ventured during a discussion about tax policies, they would earn about $200,000 a year. View the pdf here
Inside Higher Ed, November 5, 2008 Obama on Higher Ed Many higher education leaders had hoped to see college issues, or education generally, emerge as a major issue in the 2008 race. That never quite happened. And with the war in Iraq and the collapse of the economy, that may not be surprising. But over the course of two years leading up to his election, Sen. Barack Obama has given many policy addresses and issued many proposals about education that may guide his work in office — at least after he deals with the economy, Iraq and Afghanistan. Here are some of the highlights: View the pdf here
The Chronicle of Higher Education, November 5, 2008
Richard Monasterky America Gets a Professor in Chief The 2008 presidential election has broken so many political barriers that historians may overlook one unusual fact: When Barack Obama takes the oath of office next January alongside his running mate, Joe Biden, it will be the first time in history that the president, vice president, and both of their spouses have worked in higher education. View the pdf here
Torrance Daily Breeze, October 28, 2008 Letter: Cuts will hurt universities These past few days the California State University system and the public learned that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's Department of Finance has informed the CSU that state agencies and departments receiving general funds need to cut an additional $390 million from the 2008-09 budget. This amounts to $31.3 million of the CSU's funding allocation. This suggested new cut is in addition to an already $215 million shortfall in this year's budget that is causing problems for CSU campuses. View the pdf here
San Francisco Chronicle, October 5, 2008 Bottom-up economic theory Editorial-Robert B. Reich
The Mother of All Bailouts may be necessary to unfreeze our capital markets, but it won't unfreeze the American economy.
The long-term answer is for America to invest in the productivity of our working people — enabling families to afford health insurance and have access to good schools and higher education, while also rebuilding our infrastructure and investing in clean-energy technologies of the future. We must also adopt progressive taxes at the federal, state and local levels. Call it bottom-up economics.
San Jose Mercury News, September 21, 2008 Letter: CSU cuts will come back to haunt us Despite the California Legislature's long overdue passage of the state budget, the fact remains that the California State University has been denied $215 million in funding. While the governor is steadfast in his vow not to raise taxes, CSU tuition has been going up 10 percent every year. With the majority of state employees, nurses and law enforcement being products of the CSU, the combination of budget cuts and fee hikes is a tax that California's students cannot afford. For the sake of California's future, tell the Legislature and the governor to fully fund the CSU system.
Chico Orion, September 3, 2008 Budget cuts rally alliance at ball game A sophomore handed out T-shirts, buttons and Thunder Sticks saying "CSU is the Solution" at the Chico Outlaw game Saturday, urging people to oppose cuts to the California State University budget. Eriberto Roman, a political science major, and a few other volunteers helped promote the Alliance for the CSU, which sponsored the event at Nettleton Stadium. View the pdf here
Long Beach 49er, August 23, 2008
James T. Rasmussen CSU Alliance takes to the field The Alliance for the CSU tried to raise Long Beach citizens’ awareness about CSU budget cuts and their effects on higher education, students and the economy Thursday night at Blair Field, home of the Long Beach Armada baseball team. View the pdf here
San Francisco Chronicle, August 18, 2008
Jim Doyle
Whistle-blowers accuse CSU over contracts Three former senior employees in the California State University labor relations office say they were forced out of their jobs after questioning the way Chancellor Charles Reed hired and paid a high-profile labor consulting firm, which so far has received more than $2 million, a Chronicle review of documents shows. View the pdf here
San Francisco Chronicle, August 17, 2008 Kim Polese, Jerry Fiddler Budget must make higher ed a priority Our biggest successes often come from the smallest decisions - many of which go unnoticed or underappreciated at the time. Those choices might involve an early step in product development, a key management hire or a timely allocation of capital. But they are ultimately the moments that change our lives and shape our future. View the pdf here
Sacramento Bee, July 23, 2008
Kevin Yamamura Schwarzenegger plans to cut state worker pay to cope with late budget Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger plans to sign an executive order next week that will temporarily reduce pay for more than 200,000 state workers to the federal minimum wage of $6.55 per hour to preserve cash in the midst of a month-long budget standoff, according to a draft copy of the order obtained by The Bee. To view the article (pdf), click here
San Francisco Chronicle, June 23, 2008
Willie Brown, Open Forum Letter Don't close the door on California's economic future I know from experience that during tough budget times, the pressure is on state leaders to cut funding for higher education, and to raise student fees. As a state legislator, speaker of the California Assembly, and trustee of both the California State University and the University of California systems, I faced several budget crises. View the pdf here
June 19, 2008
Letters to the Editor
Letters: Restore CSU funding View the pdf here
San Diego Union Tribune, June 5, 2008
Pat Sherman Tutoring program gives foster children a leg up For children in the foster care system, traumatic loss and endless transition too often derail their education.
John Halcon, a professor in the College of Education at Cal State San Marcos, recalled the story of a 10-year-old foster child who came home from school to find his foster parents had placed all of his belongings on the lawn in black plastic bags. They were getting a divorce.
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Ventura County Star, May 18, 2008
Lillian Taiz, Editorial
Does California have what it takes? About 90,000 students will graduate from the 23 campuses of the California State University over the next few weeks. As they seek work, debate over the state budget will intensify. Part of that debate includes the future of the state university system, and the fate of the millions of future students it might — or might not — serve.
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LA Daily News, May 18, 2008
Connie Llanos Students paying the price in shaky economy Michael Gallin's major at UCLA may be African-American studies, but it might as well be finance. The undergraduate already walks or bikes to school to save on gas.
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 13, 2008
Sherry Saavedra and Tanya Sierra As California weighs increases, private schools offering breaks Ivy League and other elite colleges may soon be cheaper for some of the state's top students than California's public universities.
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Sacramento Bee, April 23, 2008
Peter Schrag, Opinion Piece
California colleges: A case of autopilot degradation Old news: Like most other major state programs, California's public universities and colleges are up against devastating budget cuts in the coming year, and probably longer. Those cuts will drive up fees, force larger classes and eliminate courses, services and programs.
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April 22, 2008
San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, others Roundup of news coverage of student protest at Capitol
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Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, April 9, 2008
Editorial
University cuts hurt our future Cal Poly Pomona President Michael Ortiz made the salient point at Tuesday's rally on the university campus: Elected officials must understand "what drives the economic engine of the state of California is the CSU."
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San Jose Mercury News, April 3, 2008
Leslie Griffy and Dana Hull Cal State Fullerton protests proposed cuts California State University campuses could be forced to reject 10,000 qualified students, offer fewer courses, put off maintenance and lay off lecturers if Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed budget cuts for the system become reality, activists said Wednesday.
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Ventura County Reporter & Camarillo Acorn, April 3, 2008
Michelle Knight & Hannah Guzik Alliance protests governor's proposed budget cuts Chanelle Timmons may have to get a second job . . . again.
Timmons, 19, worked two jobs while taking a full load of classes at California State University Channel Islands last year. This year the sophomore cut back on work to take 18 units and depends on grants, one part-time job and the loan her parents took out on their Northern California home to pay the bills.
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Long Beach Press-Telegram, March 27, 2008
Kevin Butler CSULB speaks out About 2,000 students, staff, faculty and local elected officials gathered at Cal State Long Beach on Wednesday afternoon to protest budget cuts proposed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Speakers, including CSULB President F. King Alexander and Long Beach City Councilwoman Suja Lowenthal, warned the audience gathered near the University Bookstore that the proposed $313 million cut to the CSU system would hurt students and the state's economy.
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Orange County Register, March 26, 2008
Scott Martindale Cal State Fullerton protests proposed cuts In response to an anticipated $18.1 million budget shortfall at Cal State Fullerton this fall, faculty and student leaders said Tuesday that the campus must rally to save an educational institution that contributes more to the economy than it takes away.
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Los Angeles Wave, March 26, 2008
Leiloni De Gruy Cutting to the bone Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s proposed budget cuts at California State University campuses have faculty, staff, students and alumni throughout the state up in arms. And that is especially true at the Cal State Dominguez Hills campus here.
“Students, especially minorities, attend CSUs because they’re cheaper,” said Shyrella Wilson, a Cal State Dominguez Hills graduate. “If fees continue to rise, there will be less people of color getting an education. Cal States are the epicenter for diversity and that will be ruined.”
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Eureka Reporter, March 25, 2008
Carol Harrison Overflow crowd joins rally to fight against CSU budget cuts Approximately 500 faculty, staff, students and community members packed the Kate Buchanan Room at Humboldt State University Monday to rally against state plans to enact a budget that could leave the Arcata campus with a $7.3 million deficit.
They filled the seats, sat on the floor, stood five rows deep in the back of the room and spilled into the hallway to hear a series of speakers implore them to take the budget crisis in Sacramento personally and to take direct action by contacting the governor and state lawmakers.
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San Bernardino Sun, March 21, 2008
Editorial
We must invest in our future OUR VIEW: Cal State San Bernardino and other colleges and universities are economic drivers, not drains on the state budget.
Cal State San Bernardino President Al Karnig hit the proverbial nail on the head with his assertion that higher education is not the cause of the state's budget deficit.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, March 21, 2008
Sherry Saavedra 900 rally at SDSU to protest CSU's expected budget cuts Looming budget cuts will mean larger class sizes and fewer students admitted to San Diego State University, participants in a campus rally declared yesterday.
Students, staff members and administrators are holding rallies on campuses throughout the California State University system to fight Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed budget cuts, which would mean a reduction of $386 million from what CSU trustees say they need for 2008-09.
More than 900 people turned out for the rally outside Scripps Cottage at SDSU.
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Capitol Weekly, March 20, 2008
Alexander Gonzalez, President CSU Sacramento Education cuts will hurt the state in the long run In my 29 years with California State University, I have never seen the type of unity and determination that has swept the Sacramento State campus, and indeed the entire CSU system, since Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s January proposal to cut $386 million from our budget next year.
In most times, disagreements between administrators, faculty, staff, students, alumni, labor, and the community are the norm. They naturally occur and we deal with them as best we can. But when our very purpose, and all the good work we do, are suddenly at risk, we band together and act as one.
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Modesto Bee, March 20, 2008
Eve Hightower CSU students, faculty, staff protest cuts There's something about loss, even the threat of loss, that brings people together. It was Gov. Schwarzenegger's proposed $312.9 million cut to the California State University system's budget that united students, faculty and staff in protest at the CSU Stanislaus campus Wednesday.
It was a monumental moment for the group, which has never united like this before, said staff union President Frank Borrelli. Though unique, it was an easy alliance -- and one that is being repeated statewide at CSU campuses.
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Sacramento Bee, March 18, 2008
Bill Lindelof CSUS president warns on effects of California budget cuts Students, faculty, staff and administrators Tuesday packed a Sacramento State theater to hear speakers encourage them to lobby legislators in an attempt to prevent proposed cuts to the California State University system.
Diverse campus factions came together to speak against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's $386 million budget reduction proposal for the 23-campus university system.
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KOVR CBS 13, March 16, 2008
Elyce Kirchner Sacramento State Protest budget cuts
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 16, 2008
Dean Calbreath Education budget cuts barge into S.D. forums There was more than a little irony last week as more than 400 local civic leaders, business executives, politicians, bureaucrats and educators gathered at the Convention Center to discuss ways that San Diego County could better prepare its residents for the 21st-century job market.
One of the key topics at the Workforce Summit 2008, organized by the San Diego Workforce Partnership, was education, including a 90-minute panel discussion on “Education and the Future Workforce: Does It Add Up?”
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March 17, 2008 Media Coverage Roundup View the extensive media coverage from last weeks All-Campus Budget Fight back meetings held throughout the state.
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Station KFMB San Diego, March 11, 2008 CSU San Marcos Students And Staff Discuss Cuts The Cal State university system is looking at $386 million being slashed from its budget, meaning drastic cuts at San Diego State and here at Cal State San Marcos, where educators, students and staff are not going down without a fight.
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SignonSanDiego.com, March 11, 2008 Students, staff gather to fight Cal State system budget cuts Higher fees, reduced access and bigger class sizes are potential outcomes of the proposed budget cuts to higher education, according to administrators, staff and students who gathered yesterday at Cal State San Marcos.
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Daily Breeze, March 4, 2008
Shelly Leachman Group pummels proposed cuts to CSUs A new statewide campaign to protest proposed budget cuts to the California State University system was launched locally Monday at its Dominguez Hills campus.
In the first such gathering of more to come, some 300 people assembled to ignite the efforts of the "Alliance for the CSU."
The fledgling grass-roots group - a rare cooperation of faculty, administrators, staff and students - aims to erase from the governor's draft budget a $386 million reduction in funding to the 23-campus system.
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La Opinión, March 2, 2008
Araceli Martínez Ortega Más enemigos contra los recortes Al tiempo que los estudiantes de la Universidad de California protestaban en Sacramento, en el campus de Domínguez Hills de la Universidad Estatal de California se iniciaba una jornada de manifestaciones por todo el estado que culminará el 2 de abril.
Mildred García, presidenta del campus Domínguez Hills de la CSU, dijo que la propuesta será devastadora. "El recorte para nosotros es de seis millones de dólares, porque en las reducciones anteriores nos quitaron 2.8 millones y para el próximo otoño serían 3.2 millones o más", explicó García ante la audiencia reunida en el campus.
San Bernardino County Sun, March 2, 2008
Tom Meisenhelder, Editorial CSU cuts counterproductive Once again, California finds itself in a budget crisis with the governor calling for deep cuts in the funds going to state agencies. His budget proposal includes a $386 million cut to the California State University.
To put this cut into more understandable terms, a $386 million shortfall equates to closing five midsized CSU campuses like Sonoma or Bakersfield, or one much larger campus such as CSU Fullerton.
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New York Times, March 1, 2008
Lillian Taiz, Letter to the Editor
Education Cuts in California To the Editor:
The California State University, with 23 campuses, is the largest and most diverse four-year higher education system in the United States. At least 53 percent of our students are ethnic minorities (more than twice the national average), and 40 percent come from households where English is not the primary language.
We C.S.U. faculty, students and administrators have been experiencing firsthand the reverse in economic mobility you reported this week (“Study Says Education Gap Could Further Limit Poor,” news article, Feb. 20). C.S.U.’s budget was slashed by more than half a billion dollars in 2003 and 2004.
New York Times, February 20, 2008
Erik Eckholm Higher Education Gap May Slow Economic Mobility Economic mobility, the chance that children of the poor or middle class will climb up the income ladder, has not changed significantly over the last three decades, a study being released on Wednesday says.
The authors of the study, by scholars at the Brookings Institution in Washington and sponsored by the Pew Charitable Trusts, warned that widening gaps in higher education between rich and poor, whites and minorities, could soon lead to a downturn in opportunities for the poorest families.
San Diego Union-Tribune, February 18, 2008
Michael Gardner Taxes may stay static, but fees will see a bump With every budget proposal, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger repeats his mantra. “I will not raise taxes on the people of California because they are already paying enough taxes,” Schwarzenegger said last month as he unveiled his plans to attack a potential $14.5 billion budget gap.
LA Daily News, February 15, 2008
By John Perez and Theresa Montaño Gender gap widens in education system For a generation, Californians have been concerned about the serious ethnic gap separating Latino, African-American and American Indian students from their Anglo and Asian classmates.
Low high school graduation and college-entrance rates are the most common gauges of the ethnic gap. Latinos, African-Americans and American Indians make up 52 percent of the general population, but only 38 percent of high school graduates and 32 percent of entering freshmen at University of California and California State University campuses.
But just below the surface of the ethnic gap is a burgeoning, almost unnoticed gender gap.
North County Times, February 8, 2008
Phillip K. Ireland
Ducheny urges CSUSM faculty to start talking new taxes State Sen. Denise Moreno Ducheny urged professors at Cal State San Marcos to start thinking about new taxes during a campus briefing on the state budget Thursday.
"Get creative, because you're not going to have as much money," Ducheny, D-San Diego, told the crowd of about 40 members of the California Faculty Association.
Fresno Bee, February 6, 2008
Editorial Escalating costs for college students hurt our entire state California's budget mess is about to hit college campuses across the state, and the victims will be among those we should be helping the most. Higher fees and restrictions on admissions will cut some students out of the opportunity that college offers, and that's a recipe for long-term decline in the once-Golden State.
San Diego Union-Tribune, February 3, 2008
Senator Denise Moreno Ducheny Citizens must decide spending priorities “He [Governor Schwarzenegger] asks financially strapped students who have seen student fees double over the past five years to pay more for college, but asks no additional sacrifice from our wealthiest citizens or corporations. ..."
"Proposing across-the-board cuts avoids the hard decisions involved in setting priorities and the careful analysis of the effects of those cuts on California's families, communities and economy. Are we prepared to accept larger class sizes for our students? Are we willing to turn away eligible students from our institutions of higher education?”
San Jose Spartan Daily, January 29, 2008
Heidi Romswinckel-Guise Budget Cuts: Terminating Education
Since the state of California is going through an economic hardship, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has come up with the perfect solution: take away budgets from schools and let more than 20,000 prisoners out of jail.
Cal State Long Beach Daily 49er, January 28, 2008
49er Staff - Opinion Our View - Educ-Hater breaking educational alliances
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has re-launched his acting career. This one promises to divide California audiences. His latest theatrical production guarantees spills and chills, laughter and tears, blood and gore, and a whole lot of pain. Theater marquees should read "Educ-Hater: Budget Crisis '08."
CSU East Bay Piorneer, January 24, 2008
Editorial Governor Proposes to Slash CSU Budget by Millions “We hope that these budget cuts don’t interfere with faculty compensation, especially after faculty members fought so hard to get the compensation they deserve.”
San Bernardino Sun, January 23, 2008
Michael Gardner Taxes may stay static, but fees will see a bump Taking funds out of higher education causes more long- term harm than short-term good.
Storm clouds are gathering over California's higher education system as the leaders of the state's public universities and community colleges prepare to deal with the governor's proposed 10 percent across-the-board budget cuts.
San Diego Union Tribune, January 22, 2008
By Tanya Sierra
College students urged by Garamendi to protest cuts Year after year it's the same story. The state can't balance its budget, extreme cuts to education are proposed, and college students protest about higher fees being the Band-Aid for the deficit.
San Jose Mercury News, January 21, 2008
Editorial Budget squeeze falls unfairly on state's higher education Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's budget calls for 10 percent cuts in spending for higher education in a year during which one of the largest classes in California hi story graduates from high school. That is not just bad timing; it is bad policy. It will deny entrance to college for thousands of students, prolong college for thousands of others, and likely lead to increased fees for all four-year college students.
San Jose Mercury News, January 20, 2008
Staff Editorial
Budget squeeze falls unfairly on state's higher education Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's budget calls for 10 percent cuts in spending for higher education in a year during which one of the largest classes in California history graduates from high school.
Los Angeles Times, January 11, 2008
By Larry Gordon and Daniela Perdomo UC, Cal State students facing stiff fee hikes California's two enormous public university systems could face student fee increases, enrollment caps, reduced class offerings and possible layoffs of part-time instructors if the governor's deficit-cutting budget is adopted.
