Our coalition has proposed some updates to the Post-Secondary Education section of the California Democratic Party Platform. The current platform language is online. Our suggested edits included putting tuition- and debt-free higher ed at the top, foregrounding labor rights for all, and advocating state funding for housing. Here is how that section of the platform…
May 1, 2021 The Honorable Reginald Byron Jones-Sawyer, Sr. California State Assembly State Capitol P.O. Box 942849 Sacramento, CA 94249-0059 RE: AB-295 – Support, amendments suggested Dear Assemblymember Jones-Sawyer, Our coalition was very happy to see that you have proposed legislation, AB-295, which would create a working group and pilot program for tuition and fee-free…
A public town hall entitled The Case for Tuition Free Higher Education – with a focus on the $66 Fix – was held in late February by the Progressive Democrats of America – California. The white paper on which much of the presentation was based is available online at: https://66fix.org/policy-paper/ And the recording is now…
A college education was once free for California residents. That’s right, during the post-WWII era, the greatest public university system in the history of the world cost nothing to attend. Californian prosperity skyrocketed during that era. What was great for California then will be great for California (and other states) now. Come learn how tuition-free…
Our letter to the Governor and legislators about the 2020-21 California budget: June 11, 2020 Dear Governor Gavin Newsom, Speaker Anthony Rendon, Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins, We are the Reclaim CA Higher Education Coalition, stakeholders committed to the reaffirmation of California’s Master Plan for Higher Education. We are the student, staff, faculty, and…
Dear Governor Gavin Newsom, Speaker Anthony Rendon, Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins, We are the Reclaim CA Higher Education Coalition, stakeholders committed to the reaffirmation of California’s Master Plan for Higher Education. We are the student, staff, faculty, and labor groups of the California Community Colleges, California State University, and the University of California…
The $66 fix — the $48 fix PLUS Prop 98: Reclaiming California’s MASTER PLAN for Higher Education Download the full report | Fact Sheet California’s commitment to its world-acclaimed system of public higher education has declined dramatically since 2000, at tremendous loss to California’s people, economy and future prospects. It’s not too late. There are solutions….
January 25, 2018 Governor Jerry Brown California State Capitol Building, Suite 1173 Sacramento, CA Dear Governor Brown, The purpose of this message is to communicate the priorities and expectations of the Reclaim CA Higher Education coalition for the California State budget. We are stakeholders committed to the reaffirmation of California’s Master Plan for Higher Education….
Our strategic planning conference was held September 26, 2015, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, at the Capitol Plaza Hall Temple Ballroom in Sacramento. Here are links to program materials: Conference booklet (PDF) Presentation: Stan Glantz Presentation (PDF) and Handout (PDF) Lenny Goldberg (PPT) Richard Hansen (PDF) Chris Hoene (PDF) Johnathan Lightman (PPT) Student Labor Action…
(A PDF of this report — prettier than this web version and suitable for printing — is available.) California’s commitment to its world-acclaimed system of public higher education has declined dramatically since 2000, at tremendous loss to California’s people, economy and future prospects. It’s not too late. There are solutions. It is commonly, but mistakenly,…
