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New California Student Coalition Formed Synapse Staff Report The leadership of the Student Senate for California Community Colleges (SSCCC), California State Student Association (CSSA) and University of California Student Association (UCSA) have formed a coalition, called Students for California’s Future. The new group announced that Monday, April 21, will be a Day of Action across California with major marches being planned at the State Capitol and downtown Los Angeles. Over 3.2 million students at the California Community Colleges (CCC), California State University (CSU) and University of California (UC) systems are represented with the unification of these organizations because “all would be adversely affected by $1 billion dollars in cuts to higher education,” said Frank Fernandez, SSCCC President. According to the group’s press release: “The CCC system provides accessible higher education for all Californians, the CSU system has demonstrated its economic worth by proving that every dollar invested by the state directly generates $4.41 in return, and the UC system secures $6 in federal and private research dollars for every $1 towards state research funding. We believe it requires combined strength from all to create the stronghold of educational preparation and inspiration for entrepreneurship that California boasts. “This is why we have come together and instituted a statewide day of action on April 21, 2008 to be marked with calls to legislators, marches, and rallies.” It is “the day no student should be silent in the face of $5.3 billion dollars in cuts to education,” said Dina Cervantes, CSSA Board Chair. “The proposed budget should increase investment in education from Preschool to PhD, not the opposite.” “Our generation has yet to see another issue with the power to singlehandedly affect multitudes of Californians the way these budget cuts could,” said Louise Hendrickson, UCSA Board President. “This is why now is the time to put aside differences, come together, and ensure a better, brighter future for all.” For more information, visit the group’s website, http://www.studentsforcalifornia.org.
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