California's university system: What went wrong?
The student population has nearly tripled since the creation of the Master Plan – and students are far less college-ready, with many needing remedial classes. Yet the share of the state budget going to universities has fallen from 13.4 percent in 1967 to 5.7 percent this year… Now, caught in the squeeze, students and their families are stuck paying the steep price. UC is predicted to hike fees 15 percent a year for the next two years, then 7 percent annually in subsequent years, on top of this year’s 30 percent rise. The cost to attend San Jose State will likely shoot up 10 percent next year, with 2,500 fewer spots for incoming freshmen.
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by Lisa M. Krieger, The San Jose Mercury News.