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CA Students Say “Yes on Prop 92” and Lower College Fees

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Wednesday, December 5, 2007   

San Francisco, CA - With the California primary now just two months away, community college students and faculty members hold a rally today in support of Proposition 92. The initiative would lower student fees from $20 to $15 per unit and establish a separate budget for the state's two-year schools, something supporters say will allow more people go to college. Diana Munoz, a student at San Francisco City College, says Proposition 92 would motivate students to continue their education.

"It makes us feel like we have an opportunity, we have that advantage. Books are expensive, school is expensive; a penny is a penny and it's a penny in my pocket."

Dennis Smith with the California Federation of Teachers says legislators typically raise community college fees whenever there's a budget shortfall, and every time this happens, he says tens of thousands of students are forced to drop out. Smith says the proposition would stabilize funding.

"It reduces student fees to fulfill the promise that all Californians will have the opportunity for a higher education, which is the gateway to the middle class."

Under current law, two-year colleges share funding with K-through-12 schools, however over the last two decades, community colleges have only twice received their full share of the funding. Opponents fear a guaranteed level of funding for the two-year schools will divert money from K-12 education.


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