The Death of Public Education
Posted on 03. May, 2010 by Abe in Blog, News
The Death of Public Education
The Flagpoles – UC Irvine
5/4/10
After nearly a year of protests, the UC Regents and President Yudof are not only continuing to ignore students, but are beginning to propose more cuts for next year. The Regents have stated that the UC will have to make $5 BILLION in cuts over the next 5 years; cuts at this magnitude will have a permanent and devastating effect on the UC system. The Regents have made a mockery of the idea of public and student input into the cuts–supposedly public meetings are constantly rescheduled and moved to completely inaccessible times and locations. How many undergraduates can attend a meeting on a Tuesday morning at UCSF? To make matters worse, 4 UCs and 2 CSUs have begun Student Conduct proceedings against student activists. These hearings have operated outside of the bounds of due process, telling students that the burden is on them to prove their innocence.
On May 4, we are calling for accountability and transparency from our administrators and an end to extrajudicial repression of activists. May 4 also commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Kent State massacre, where student protesters were gunned down without provocation by National Guard troops.
There will be a rally, followed by a mock funeral procession, to mourn the deaths of those students and the end to public higher education. We ask that everyone dress for the funeral, but also bring noise-makers and signs.
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