#Capped Out: Governor Brown’s Proposal to Cap Education

For students in the California Public University, graduating on time can be tough. Tuition hikes, added fees, and a lack of available classes create roadblocks to attaining the education we need (and pay for). In fact, only 16% of CSU students graduate in 4 years. And why is that percentage so low? In a survey of over 2,800 students, we found that 50% delayed because they can’t get the classes they need. So it would follow that a solution to increasing graduation rates would be to provide more classes. However Governor Jerry Brown’s new budget proposal is taking a much more drastic...