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What among the governor’s proposals will most advance students’ recovery from the pandemic and why?
This budget proposal offers a glimpse of the transformative change we need to reimagine our postsecondary systems. A multiyear compact is foundational to integrating California’s three public postsecondary segments with predictable, incremental revenue in exchange for advancements in equity, access, affordability, collaboration, and workforce pipelines.
It also included noteworthy equity-based affordability and access initiatives for current and future students. For community colleges, we saw investments in student retention and enrollment programs and additional capacity for curricular reforms that eliminate remedial courses. Funding for the Cash for College program will help high schools implement last year’s landmark FAFSA/CADAA completion requirement.
What priority should have been in the budget but wasn’t?
After four years of AB 705 implementation, the time has come to end remedial education courses. We hope to see a final budget with investments that instead scale-up transfer-level course enrollment, high-impact corequisite courses, and other student supports that ensure student’s success.
Additionally, California’s college students facing financial barriers, especially students who are of color, earning lower incomes, undocumented, and/or first-generation have needed bold Cal Grant modernization for years—without it, we cannot fully recover from the pandemic. While this budget proposal does include several meaningful improvements, this moment calls for comprehensive and urgent Cal Grant modernization and reform.
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