Monday, January 10, 2011

Higher education takes $1-billion hit in governor's budget| PolitiCal | Los Angeles Times

Higher education takes $1-billion hit in governor's budget| PolitiCal | Los Angeles Times

Higher education takes $1-billion hit in governor's budget

January 10, 2011 | 2:50 pm

Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget proposes additional deep cuts to California’s university systems and would also mean higher fees for those attending community college.

Brown proposed to reduce funding for the University of California and California State University systems by $500 million each, which he said was "a very difficult cut."

For Cal State the reduction represents an 18% cut in funding from the state general fund, according to CSU Chancellor Charles B. Reed, who predicted it will "have serious impacts on the state's economy,