Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed California budget for 2013-14 offers good news for higher education in the form of increases in state support, but it also lays out expectations that state colleges keep tuition flat and increase their efficiency in producing graduates.
Mr. Brown, a Democrat, emphasized the importance of education as he unveiled his budget on Thursday. In addition to proposing more money, he called for “new conditions” on the institutions receiving it. His budget proposes $2.7-billion in additional support for elementary and secondary education, accompanied by an increase in local control of how that money is spent. A proposed increase in support for the University of California system (up about 4 percent) and the California State University system (up about 6 percent) would bring an additional $125-million to each. The California Community Colleges would receive an additional $197-million, an increase of about 5 percent.
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