Unfortunately, for more than 30 years, state government slowly but surely has been walking away from its duty to adequately support UC. In 1968, the state general fund contributed 35 percent of UC’s total revenues. That number has fallen to 17 percent. The per-student support figures are equally disturbing. In real dollars (adjusted for inflation), the state general fund paid more to educate each UC student 39 years ago than it does today. In 2006-07, the general fund contributed $9,970 per student, compared to around $16,000 in 1968.

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by Bill Lockyer, The San Francisco Chronicle.

Posted: October 21st, 2007, by: admin. Categories: . Awaiting Comments.