California GOP pushes higher ed tuition freeze/cheap degree
From the Sacramento Bee today:
What’s a marginalized minority party to do? It’s a key question for Republican lawmakers staring down a newly enshrined Democratic supermajority. Part of the answer so far seems to be a renewed emphasis on higher education. Both Sen. Anthony Cannella, R-Ceres, and Assemblyman Jeff Gorell, R-Camarillo, have introduced a pair of bills that would freeze tuition at the University of California and California State University for the seven-year duration of the higher tax rates mandated by Proposition 30…
In a written response to the budget, Republican Connie Conway, R-Tulare, called the tuition freeze bills an effort to “ensure that this revenue goes to boost higher education funding and prevent tuition and fee increases at our public colleges and universities, just as the voters intended.”…
Assemblyman Dan Logue, R-Marysville, has also introduced a pair of higher education bills. They would create pilot programs enabling students to obtain a degree for $10,000 and $20,000, respectively, an effort to hold down ballooning tuition costs…
Full story at: http://www.sacbee.com/2013/02/03/v-print/5161070/minority-california-republicans.html
This might not end happily: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87qNf-qu28k?feature=player_detailpage]