"Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's budget plan has drawn attention to a shocking reversal in state spending priorities over the last generation. Three decades ago, 10.1 percent of the state's general fund was allocated to higher education, 3.4 percent to prisons.
Today, prisons receive almost 11 percent of the budget, whereas higher education has dropped to 7.5 percent.
This reversal reflects a change in the state's investment strategy, from educating the next generation of workers to locking them up."
Today, prisons receive almost 11 percent of the budget, whereas higher education has dropped to 7.5 percent.
This reversal reflects a change in the state's investment strategy, from educating the next generation of workers to locking them up."