"Community colleges could turn away 400,000" by Nanette Asimov
March 31, 2011 in the San Francisco Chronicle
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/03/31/BAOB1IMOQG.DTL&type=education
California has the largest state school system in the country with an enrollment of 2.65 million students. With more budget cuts hitting the reeling economy there, roughly 400,000 students will be turned away from community colleges this fall. Almost $800,000 million, 10% of the state education budget, is being cut this year. This is a result of expiring taxes that disappear in June. If legislators cannot come up with funding to replace the lost tas revenue, the state school budget will be slashed.
"This is a tremendous tragedy, and a very deep blow to the economy of California," said Community College Chancellor Jack Scott, describing community colleges as the "No. 1 workforce training institution" in the state.
This story is relevant to anyone planning on studying in California and ultimately the fate of California's students could and probably will befall students in other states, like Oregon. It is just another in a littany of problems facing the state, with legislators at odds about what to cut and how to fund programs. It is sad the the nation's best state school higher ed system is getting gutted. It doesn't bode well for the future of the state and its citizens.
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