Educators give governor 'A' for effort but are skeptical of funding proposal

01-08-2010

By Timm Herdt/Ventura County Star

Higher education leaders say they are delighted Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has decided that restoring funding to colleges and universities should be a top priority in California but expressed skepticism Thursday about the governor’s proposed constitutional amendment that would tie increased higher education funding to privatizing prisons. “The issue has finally come to the fore,” said CSU Channel Islands President Richard Rush. “This is the first time in my memory that a governor has said higher education should be a priority.” In his State of the State address Wednesday, Schwarzenegger said his proposed 2010-11 budget, to be released today, will call for substantial cuts to a variety of state programs but said, “We can no longer afford to cut higher education.” (more...)

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