November 19 Budget Update from Pat Gantt

CSUEU President Pat Gantt's November 19 budget update was sent out yesterday evening and is available on the CSUEU web site.

An excerpt:

The special session proposals by Governor Schwarzenegger take the CSU system back to his January budget proposal and have the cumulative effect of cutting $97 million out of the current year budget. … The proposed cuts require both adoption by the legislature and signature by the Governor to go into effect. We will be asking each CSUEU member to contact their legislature with a message to stop the cuts, seek new revenues, and invest in the CSU for the future of California.

Read the entire update for an overview of the state situation and information on the 2009-2010 CSU budget request.

Link

• November 19 Budget Update from CSUEU President Pat Gantt (CSUEU)
• Media coverage of budget and protests:
  • CSU: Funding cuts will mean enrollment cuts (Associated Press via San Francisco Chronicle)
  • Sacramento State students, faculty protest budget cuts (Sacramento Bee)
  • Calif. Students Protest Proposed Cuts, Fee Hikes (CBS5/KPIX – San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose)
  • Garamendi as a Regent: Why Education Funding is Critical to Improving California’s Future Workforce and Economy (California Progress Report)