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California higher education leaders warn of further tuition increases
- 02-08-2011
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By Larry Gordon/Los Angeles Times
California's public higher education leaders warned Monday that additional tuition increases could be in store this fall if legislators or voters reject Gov. Jerry Brown's plan to extend several recent tax hikes. And even if the tax proposal is approved, the educators said, they expect some academic programs to be eliminated next year. University of California President Mark G. Yudof, California State University Chancellor Charles B. Reed and California Community Colleges Chancellor Jack Scott appeared before a state legislative panel in Sacramento to discuss Brown's plan to cut $1.4 billion from higher education funding. Brown has warned that the reduction will be significantly deeper if the Legislature does not put a trio of tax extensions on the June ballot, or if voters reject the measures. (more...)
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