Study says free college education in California could be easily accomplished
A new study released this week says that California can offer tuition-free college to its residents, and for half of taxpayers the cost would be $48 or less per year. “The $48 Fix: Reclaiming California’s Master Plan for higher education,” was released on Tuesday, touted by its authors and by the California Faculty Association as a way to get the state’s college system back on track… The study’s reference to the Master Plan, refers to the 1960 blueprint adopted when Gov. Pat Brown, the current governor’s father, was in the statehouse. It established a program for community colleges, Cal State universities and the UC schools, that provided access to students based on their standing after high school graduation. There was to be no cost for tuition.
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by Mark Muckenfuss, The Press Enterprise.