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News, analysis and opinion on reforms being offered to improve schools, whether the ideas originate in Washington, Austin or Dallas. The online discussion will take education policy debates seriously, while it connects them to students from grade school through college. We welcome and read all letters from readers. Letters are selected for publication based on their clarity and brevity. They also are chosen to represent a diverse set of views on as many issues as possible. November 2009
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November 20, 2009
Texas has serious California envy when it comes to higher ed. I could open a college trust fund for my kid if I had a dollar for every time a Texas lawmaker or college president lamented we have only three top-notch research universities compared to California's nine. Or that UC-Berkeley boasts more world-class faculty than all of Texas. Well, Texas, here's something to definitely not envy: Students rioting at UCLA after the University of California regents approved a 32 percent tuition hike for next fall. Ironic footnote #1: This video was shot by the National Inflation Association, which just happened to be in LA producing a documentary. I know what you're thinking, and I'm amazed, too — there's something called the National Inflation Association? Ironic footnote #2: The president of the UC System is none other than former UT System chancellor Mark Yudof. Ironic footnote #3: This week Texas higher ed commissioner Raymund Paredes spoke in Dallas and cited a recent Time cover story, "Why California is Still America's Future." Paredes — who spent 30 years at UCLA — said: "One of the things that works well in California, even during this extraordinary budget crisis, is higher education."  Comments (1) Leave comment
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