Education
Higher education is under attack in California. Last year’s budget raised tuition, cut programs and financial aid, and turned away thousands of qualified students. We can—and must—do better. California’s future depends on a well-educated workforce. Our community colleges and universities need adequate funding so they can keep their doors open to every student who works hard to achieve standards of excellence. And we must ensure that all students, no matter what their background, have the same access to quality postsecondary education and training.
K-12: The May Revision maintains the Governor’s January budget proposal to reduce 2010-11 revenue limit-funding, which provides general-purpose funding for K-12 schools, by $1.5 billion. The May Revision also maintains the Governor’s January budget proposal to reduce 2010-11 funding for the K-3 Class Size Reduction Program by $550 million and to reduce revenue limit and categorical funding for school districts and county offices of education (COE) by $206.3 million due to lower cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs).
Higher Education: The May Revision proposes no additional reductions in funding for the UC, the CSU, or student aid programs and rescinds the Governor’s January budget proposals that would have suspended awards in the Cal Grant Competitive Program for savings of $45.5 million, reduced Cal Grant awards by freezing the income eligibility limit for assistance for savings of $79 million, and eliminated funding for enrollment growth in the CSU and UC systems for savings of $111.8 million