About 100 UC Davis students had marched to an Interstate 80 onramp, threatening to block freeway traffic. They were met by law enforcement personnel that eventually numbered about 200. One person was arrested… The students are part of a statewide day of demonstrations to draw attention to California’s struggling public schools, from elementary schools to universities… While education funding cuts have affected schools nationwide, they’ve been particularly deep in California, where public universities and colleges have steeply raised fees and canceled classes and where local school districts are issuing thousands of potential layoff notices to teachers and other school workers.

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by Bee Metro Staff, The Sacramento Bee.

Posted: March 4th, 2010, by: admin. Categories: . Awaiting Comments.