Continuing two decades of declining state support for increasingly large and expensive campuses, Gov. Jerry Brown has proposed cutting $1 billion from the state’s universities and $400 million from community colleges — a reduction educators say could limit access and increase fees… The cuts come as the number of young Californians is growing and as the economy increasingly demands advanced education, educators say. Additionally, inflation has driven up the cost of items such as library materials and instructional equipment.

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by Lisa M. Krieger, The San Jose Mercury News.

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