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California – A Change in Priorities

California Governator Arnold Schwarzenegger announced this week that there would be a shift in state funding, with less money going to prisons and more going to higher education.  The governor also stated that he would propose a constitutional amendment that would prohibit the state from shelling out more money to prisons than what is allocated for the Public University System.  In recent years, approximately 11 % of the state budget went to prisons, and only 7.5 % went to universities.  State budget deficits have led to tuition increases, professor lay-offs, larger class sizes and other serious problems for the universities in California.  Perhaps this new shift in priorities will appease the thousands of student protesters who in the past year have been outraged at the state´s attitude  towards higher education (oh, and the 32% increase in tuition policy).

University students in California protest the increases in tuition.

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New York Times article