The heads of California’s three-tiered higher education system testified before a legislative committee Monday, defending the nearly 50-year-old plan that has defined the state’s education policy. They urged legislators to pursue a renewed commitment to reinvestment in California public higher education.
The Master Plan of 1960, a framework devised to provide accessible, affordable and high-quality education to California residents, is under state legislative review as state officials struggle to ensure higher education access during a fiscal crisis.
California Community Colleges Chancellor Dr. Jack Scott, echoing the opening line from the Charles Dickens novel A Tale of Two Cities, described the condition of the state’s two-year schools.
