The state that brought the world microprocessors, cell phones, computers and the Internet is in the process of gutting its system of public higher education in the name of "restructuring." In effect, they’re killing the goose that lays the golden eggs. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Republicans in the Legislature who control California’s finances have apparently concluded it is not even worth trying to compete with India and China anymore. California’s leaders, by abandoning the CSU, are throwing in the towel. They’ve given up. One would think even Republicans such as Senate Minority Leader Dennis Hollingsworth and Sen. Dave Cogdill would care about maintaining America’s competitive edge against its commercial rivals. Yet they are pursuing an irresponsible and cynical restructuring of the CSU that is terrible for California’s future and bad for the United States’ position in the world economy.

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by Joseph A. Palermo, The Sacramento Bee.

Posted: December 6th, 2009, by: admin. Categories: . Awaiting Comments.