[Educationforall] Fwd: Less than $32 - That's how much would it cost the typical taxpayer to restore funding to Community Colleges, the CSUs and the UCs

[Rashne Limki]

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From: Elana Zilberg <elanazilberg at gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 10:26 AM
Subject: FW: Startling information about UC funding
To: UCSD Faculty Coalition <ucsd-faculty-coalition at googlegroups.com>


Apologies for Cross Postings

Dear Colleague:

You know that it would cost billions of dollars to restore the
University of
California, the state universities and community colleges. But how
much it would
cost the typical taxpayer on April 15?

Less than $32.

Surprised? So were we. Taxes have become such a taboo in California
politics, nobody
before today even bothered to do the math on what it would take, in
real dollars,
to:

. restore state funding for UC, CSU and CCC to 2000-01 levels

. roll back student fees and tuition to 2000-01 levels

. spread the cost across California's taxpayers at current tax rates

The answers are in this 8-page report - "Financial Options for
Restoring Quality and
Access to Public Higher Education in California." It is available
(free, of course)
at http://keepcaliforniaspromise.org/?p=553

"Financial Options" is co-authored by a UC professor and former chair
of the
Systemwide Committee on Planning and Budget. Could the facts it
contains help public
higher education win the next California election?

Please take a look. Then send your valuable comments to
info at KeepCaliforniasPromise.org.

Thank you,
Council of UC Faculty Associations
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