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CA Presupuesto del gobernador recibe opiniones mixtas en educación superior

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Tuesday, May 16, 2023   

La nueva propuesta de presupuesto del gobernador Gavin Newsom, llamada "Revisión de mayo", está siendo recibida con alivio por parte del sector de la educación superior, que temía grandes recortes. El presupuesto de educación superior es estable, a pesar de un déficit presupuestario proyectado de $35.000 millones. No obstante, Joshua Hagen, de Campaign for College Opportunity, dice que la revisión financia por completo las promesas hechas a los sistemas de universidades comunitarias, UC y CSU.

"La revisión del presupuesto de mayo mantiene intactos los pactos de educación superior para la UC y la CSU en la hoja de ruta para el futuro de California para los colegios comunitarios. Eso proporciona aumentos de fondos básicos estables para los tres sistemas de educación superior pública en California," indicó el entrevistado.

Por ley, el presupuesto básico debe equilibrarse y aprobarse antes del 15 de junio para que los legisladores y los grupos de interés estén ocupados elaborando un paquete final durante las próximas semanas.

El plan del gobernador asigna dinero a un programa que requeriría que UCLA reserve espacios para garantizar la admisión de los estudiantes que se transfieren de un colegio comunitario. A Hagen le gustaría que eso se expandiera a todos los campus de la UC, de manera similar a la vía existente de Grado Asociado para Transferencia al sistema de Cal State.

"Lo que nos gustaría ver es que si un estudiante obtiene un 3.0, para obtener acceso a todo el sistema de la UC, eso garantizaría el acceso no a un campus específico, sino que haya un lugar para usted dentro del sistema UC basado en cómo se desempeñó mientras estaba en la universidad comunitaria," explicó además Hagen.

Los legisladores también están considerando actualmente el Proyecto de Ley 1749 de la Asamblea, que requeriría que las Escuelas de la UC desarrollen una vía garantizada de transferencia de colegios comunitarios en todo el sistema.

La Fundación Lumina proporcionó apoyo para esta historia.


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