Community Colleges Plan Protest March to Sacramento!

by Prerna Lal (prakriti23 [at] msn.com)

Mon, Jan 12, 2004 4:09PM

Community Colleges are planning a huge march to Sacramento on March 15 to protest fee hikes and budget cuts. Endorse the march, donate and even join us to protect education!

Community College fees are being raised to $26 per unit after being raised from $12 to $18 per unit just last year. Students with a Bachelor’s degree that are returning to college will now pay $50 per unit under the Schwarzenegger budget plan.

Proposition 98 guarantee has been suspended and K-14 schools are getting $2 billion less.

UC and CSU schools face 10% fee hikes as well as 10% cuts in enrollment. Graduate students will now pay 40% more for school and middle-income students will be offered less financial aid.

Thus, we declare the March in March to protest this war on education.

Chabot college in Hayward, California is planning to send 500 students to Sacramento. We are currently in the planning process and looking for endorsements and donations.

Check us out at http://liberals.at/apesc
Endorse and sign our petitions! Thank You

For more information: http://liberals.at/apesc

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§Hmm

by Got student loan?

Mon, Feb 23, 2004 1:17PM

I wonder what happened to the concept of taking out student loans? Now is a great time to take out these loans especially considering that interest rates are at an all time loan, plus Uncle Sam does subsidize to keep the interest rate at an even lower percent. I took out close to $15K in student loans and consider it worth it.

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§Student loans? Yeah..

by SRJC chick

Fri, Mar 12, 2004 6:54PM

Student loans are all well and good, but some people don't qualify for those. And I hear horor stories of people paying back student loans years and years later.. they never go away! It's like a freaking credit card.. -_-

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