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STORIES

Resurrecting California’s Public Universities

New York Times editorial urges California lawmakers “to change budget priorities that have been moving in the wrong direction for a long time.”

A March 30, …

Brown has New Goals for Higher Ed

The Los Angeles Times reported Gov. Jerry Brown plans to increase the state’s higher education budget contingent upon tuition freezes and faster graduation rates.

In an …

LA Jewish Journal publishes CCPHE Issues Committee Pro Prop. 30 Op-ed

Co-chairs make the case for public higher education’s importance to the state…

Former Congressman Mel Levine; Jeffrey A. Seymour, former University of California Alumni Regent; and …

L.A. Observed covers Prop. 30 Donation

Blogger Kevin Roderick mentions Yes on Prop. 30 donation by CCPHE Issues Committee in his “Morning Buzz” roundup in L.A. Observed.  Read more on the …

HIGHER EDUCATION COALITION BACKS PROPOSITION 30

Los Angeles, CA – October 1, 2012 – A broad coalition of alumni, supporters and stakeholders of the University of California, California State University and …