While UC underwrites much of the costs of an education for the poor, and the wealthy can always find the money, the middle class is being priced out of a public university education in California. Consider that we live in an era of double-digit unemployment, shrinking home values, stagnant wages and college investment funds that aren’t appreciating — and the dilemma is clearcut. Either students give up the idea of a UC education, or go deeply into debt for decades — or send their families’ finances spiraling… Somehow, higher ed is going to have to get a guaranteed source of funding. One way would be to ask voters to mandate guaranteed money go to UC, CSU and community colleges.

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by The Editors, The Santa Cruz Sentinel.

Posted: September 18th, 2011, by: admin. Categories: . Awaiting Comments.