Californians recognize the high quality of education provided by our public colleges and universities, but most Californians want college education to be more affordable. The
Almost six decades ago, California adopted the Master Plan for Higher Education that has produced the most successful public higher education system in the world.
“If it ain’t broke don’t fix it.” Sacramento lawmakers ought to keep that adage in mind before they adopt legislation to “fix” the University of
Dick Ackerman and Mel Levine co-chair the California Coalition for Public Higher Education. Ackerman is a former California State Senator and Assemblyman, and Levine is
Both the University of California and the California State University system are in the process of instituting increases in tuition and fees to help maintain
The State’s coffers are in good shape. The Legislative Analyst projects an $11 billion surplus in 2017-18, including $2.8 billion in discretionary reserves that the
The polls are in, and the University of California dominates—in academics, not football. UC Berkeley and UCLA sit atop the new U.S. News and World
Globalization and technological change have shattered many of the economic models that have prevailed since World War II. This rapid change has driven justifiable concern
The University of California is the Golden State’s ultimate success story, but there is always room for improvement. Certainly, there is broad consensus around the