Teaching the Budget and the Crisis
Here are some links to materials you can use for your own learning, talking to others, or preparing a class.
Teaching Resources « Created at UCSC for use throughout UC system. Includes: lesson plans, powerpoint slides, news and opinion pieces from the press and media, resources for action.
Budget Documents « Also via UCSC
Parent Resources « Also via UCSC
Get Educated section on SAVE the University website
The California Budget Project + their blog
The Higher Education Fiscal Crisis Protects the Wealthy (by sociologist Peter Phillips) link
Ca Quick Facts from the Census Bureau
PPIC Statewide Survey: Californians and Higher Ed.
California Studies Assoc. + blog
You may also want to be aware of these positions…
The Freakonomics NYT blog says “why raising tuition might be a good thing”
The so-called Robin Hood solution and other ideas, also in the NYT
Birgeneau and Yeary OpEd “Rescuing Our Public Universities” in WaPo
