Education means knowledge, and knowledge means power. Education is a huge endeavor for many people to empower and prepare themselves for a life of security, financial stability, and independence.
How would one accomplish their pursuit of peace and tranquility when our government is constantly chiseling away the funds allocated by Proposition 98 to our community colleges? By law, Proposition 98 states that community colleges should be receiving 11 percent of education funding.
The accessibility to education has been limited because of the drastic budget cut of $4 billion of education funds in 2003-2004 by the “Suits” (legislature), and the “Terminator” (governor), who don’t value the people who are seeking an education from a community college.
Since the budget cuts, there have been fee increases for K-12 and universities. This is devastating, because our community colleges are being overlooked in lieu of loaning money from that fund to other entities.
It seems to me that the “Suits” and the “Terminator” are trying to turn back the clock of time, where people would seek education by any means necessary, like underground tunnels, and dark backrooms.
Or is it their mission to dumb down the citizens of California who cannot afford to pay the outrageous university fees?
I am amazed and appalled that no one has stepped up to the plate to make the “Suits” and the “Terminator” accountable for the drastic cuts in our education system.
Talking about money, where is the lottery money? In Oct. 3, 1984, Proposition 37 states that 34 percent of lottery money should be allocated to the education fund.
Why not downsize the lottery commission and restore some of that money back into our education system?
Education is a forever learning process. I can’t think of a better way of enhancing a career, job, by updated knowledge earned at our community college to improve your pursuit of tranquility.