CALIFORNIA COLLEGE SYSTEM IN DECLINE, STUDY FINDS +Study: "Consequences of Neglect"
The state no longer is a leader in such areas as affordability, preparation of high school graduates and college-going rates, according to researchers at Cal State Sacramento.
BY CARLA RIVERA, LOS ANGELES TIMES | HTTP://LAT.MS/R12XQC
Thousands of Cal State Long Beach students, teachers and parents rally during a national day of protests against education funding cuts. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times / March 4, 2010)
July 21, 2011 - California's higher education system is in decline, with fewer students able to afford college, falling college participation rates and dwindling state support, according to a study released Wednesday.
The report suggests that the state, once celebrated nationally for its three-tiered system of public colleges, has lost status as a leader in such areas as affordability, preparation of high school graduates, college-going rates and investment