Not all of the solutions offered by Sacramento lawmakers are superior. One, by state Sen. Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) is, if anything, worse than Brown’s proposals. He favors a constitutional amendment to strip UC of its longtime independence and give the Legislature significant though vague authority over its operations. If UC were a failure, that might be worth discussing. But despite eroding state support (and despite the decline in quality that will be inevitable if new resources don’t materialize), the university has so far managed to remain one of the most successful public institutions in the state. It provides more financial aid today than in the past and educates more students who are the first in their family to attend college — all while maintaining an outstanding national reputation. Besides, politicians make notoriously lousy overseers for colleges.

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by The Editorial Board, The Los Angeles Times.

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