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Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Top educators fight to preserve California's 50-year master plan for higher education | L.A. NOW | Los Angeles Times


Top educators fight to preserve California's 50-year master plan for higher education | L.A. NOW | Los Angeles Times:

"The leaders of California’s three public college and university systems made a rare joint appearance at a legislative hearing to urge that the state restore enough funding to maintain the nearly 50-year-old master plan for higher education.

This year’s cuts in education spending are causing so much overcrowding and enrollment limits that the master plan’s goals of a low-cost, accessible college education for all qualified students is in jeopardy, they said.

University of California President Mark G. Yudof, Cal State University�Chancellor Charles B. Reed and California Community Colleges Chancellor Jack Scott testified in Sacramento on Monday, appearing�before a joint Assembly-Senate committee that is reviewing the master plan."