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UC Santa Cruz students and faculty rally to protest years of education funding on Thursday, March 1, 2012, in Santa Cruz, Calif.
Friday, Mar. 02, 2012

Open quoteI understand why students are angry ... The reality is, they're paying more and getting less.Close quote

  • GEORGE BLUMENTHAL,
  • chancellor of the University of California, Santa Cruz, where student protests have erupted. As state funding has dwindled, public colleges have raised tuition and are now cutting training for jobs the economy needs most
Photo: Shmuel Thaler / Santa Cruz Sentinel / AP | Source: NY Times