Natalia Bremer from Chapter 305 (San Francisco) and new Chair of the CSUEU Legislative Committee shared an interesting find about Californian's views on higher education costs:
According to a survey by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC), Californians approve of the job California's higher education systems are doing. A majority think higher education spending should be a higher priority, and prefer shifting funds from other state programs to raising taxes or fees.
Californians give high grades to all three branches of the higher education system: community college (51% good, 15% excellent), California State University (52% good, 10% excellent), University of California (50% good, 15% excellent).
Funding is trickier:
Today, most Californians (83%) are concerned that the budget crisis will lead to significant cuts in funding for higher education, and more than half (54%) say spending for public colleges and universities should be a high or very high priority. Yet more than half (52%) are unwilling to pay higher taxes or to increase student fees (62%) in order to avoid such cuts. However, about half (53%) favor spending more state government money to avoid increasing tuition and fees – even if it means less money for other state programs.
PPIC describes itself as a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to informing and improving public policy in California through independent, objective, nonpartisan research on major economic, social, and political issues.
Links
- Californians Satisfied With Quality But Worried About Costs At State’s Colleges, Universities (PPIC)
- Full PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Higher Education [PDF] (PPIC)
- PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Higher Education (PPIC)
- California budget crisis has residents worrying about state college costs (Los Angeles Times)
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