Since I paid for my college education and am still paying off the loans like so many of my peers, I have ZERO issues with California college students picking up the cost. You have to realize that the tuition in CA is artificially low because the state depended on taxes to support the universities. For example, the $18 it cost in CA for a credit hour at community college compares to $80 per credit in NY State at a community college. Increasing tuition by 22% would not even bring it close to $80. Take out student loans college students. But don’t attend an ivy league school if you can’t afford it. The education will be worth more money in your paycheck eventually.

Students should pay more for their tuition. When I went to college, my tuition went up by over 300% in four years. I do not understand why they are crying and yelling so much. Also, college IS NOT for everybody! And, it is not an entitlement. It is a privilege for the intelligent and hard-working.

Maybe the students will have learned to not vote Democrats into the state legislature. It doesn’t look to be possible to get the Dems to quit their frivolous spending and use that money for education.

Arnold increased money for education, but the Dems wouldn’t stop spending more than the state took in, so they had to pull back some of that money that was earmarked for education.

Tell them you are an illegal immigrant and the state will give you free schooling. In fact CAL STATE will remove a citizen from a classroom to put an illegal alien in that seat.

I am looking into denouncing my citizenship so I can retire with free schooling, medical insurance, free housing, free food stamps and money in my pocket. If I say I just got here from Mexico the state will shower me with free money.

Obviously, few of you know the original master plan for education A$$brain Brown’s father put into action, but since this is a generation that promoted “Jersey Shore” and the likes, it’s too f**king stupid to waste an education on anyway.

I attended a CSU school as an undergrad and graduate student. During the time, I worked full-time, paid my own tuition, and met fellow classmates who were doing the same. We were among the “working class” who were attending college to better ourselves and give back to society. The reason I attended a CSU school is that it was the only educational system that I could afford. I have been a public school teacher for the past 13 years, a National Board Certified Teacher for 7 years, and am grateful for the opportunity to be able to attend college and serve the children that I have taught. Although I am financially struggling and had my pay cut, I would not want to be in any other profession. This coupled with the fact that I am going through a divorce from a man who loss my house and savings plus now have to pay mounting debt due to his financial abuse, I am fearful of possibly losing my job in the future; many of my fellow teachers have already received pink slips and as a result, I have decided to return to the CSU system to obtain a second teaching credential for job security and to continue servicing students in the public school system. My point is that those individuals who have made previous comments on this blog (as well as those who will after mine is posted) about those of us who attend or have attended a CSU and why we are upset about the fee hikes, understand why we are hurting and show some empathy-we are not “freeloaders” but people who are going to college so we can contribute to society. Some students are in the mists of completing thier coursework and are now worried as to how they are going to pay to complete it. Yes, it was mentioned that college is not for everyone, but if you want to be a teacher in California, you must have a degree and hold a credential. The only way to obtain the two is to go to college. The next time you want to verbally attack the people who are hurting from this, take a moment to see it from their perspective and the goal that they are trying to accomplish to better themselves. Or better yet, why not address the Board of Trustees who made the decision and ask why they did not take such a drastic paycut as I did as a teacher. Instead of going home to a comfortable home and lifestyle like them, I’m rolling with the punches and making sense of why my pay was cut in order to balance the school district’s budget.Maybe they should do the same. Now I am trying to figure out how I am going to pay for the second credential that may save my job.

upyours, I think you are getting Karen and me mixed up…I went to school in California and Karen went on the East Coast-I didn’t take out any loans or had scholarships…my debt stemmed from my ex’s bills during our marriage years later

The best solution is to lower the tution for the California born students. Then cancel the student visas for the Chinese born students. Then deport them back to China. That would free up a lot of seats in both the UC and CSU system. That would make overcrowding in classrooms a thing of the past. There would be better opportunities for the students both academically and financially. Then the US government would have money instead of stupidly giving it away to the foreign born Chinese students througth grants and loans. That was a dumb thing to do the the first place. Also, there would be more jobs created in the USA.

Len, apparently there is something in my desired post that isn’t allowed so I’ll abridge. You’re a dumbfu¢k and given your whining it is puzzling how you find money to travel, moron. So you pick the time and place when you return, dumba$$. If there are any big words you can’t comprehend let me know dipsh!t. And, while your at it, do tell me how I harassed others especially the the “pu$$y loser” ashamed of this country.

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