Unions, students rally against state budget cuts to higher education
Public employee unions and student activists around California are organizing protests today at college campuses statewide. They say they're rallying to "defend public education" and protest Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to cut $1.4 billion from public colleges and universities next year.
Demonstrators will gather at 11 a.m. at Sacramento State to illustrate how budget cuts are affecting students in the California State University system, which Brown has proposed cutting by $500 million. Other protests are planned at Cal State campuses in Fresno, Fullerton, San Francisco, Sonoma, Northridge and Los Angeles.
The University of California would also face a $500 million cut under Brown's budget proposal. Protests are planned today at UC Berkeley, UC Santa Cruz, UCLA and UC Riverside.
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