California’s already faltering economy will be further damaged by severe cuts to to higher education, State Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, warned warned about 120 persons Saturday at a "town hall" meeting in Palo Alto’ City Council chambers… The middle class is getting hit, he warned. Even with scholarships, many middle-class students will slip through the cracks, Simitian said. The state’s future prosperity hangs in the balance, he warned. No economy in the world has grown after slashing funds to higher education, and California will slip in global competition, Simitian said.

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by Royston Sim, The Almanac.

Posted: September 28th, 2009, by: admin. Categories: . Awaiting Comments.