[quote=pri_dk][quote=captcha]The chart shows ~35% decline for UC system and ~25% for CSU since 10 years ago.[/quote]
Why did you hand-pick a 10 year period for a chart that covers 40 years?
And ignore the text below the chart?[/quote]
It’s like with the houses – the product is different today. I don’t know what the student fees were 30 or 40 years ago. The overall 30-year trend (1970-2000) is clearly up and that seems logical to me. The cost of many things went up more than the official rate of inflation. The number of students went up and the average student is less prepared and requires more remedial work. Some SDSU students write at elementary school level, at best. Most classrooms are better equipped than they were 30 years ago.
Anyway, 30y trend has been reversed not for a year or two, but 10, and that has to have consequences.
The text below chart is a political statement. The ‘despite recent declines’ part is unnecessary and it shows bias.
