Teach the Budget and Other Resources

Santa Cruz has developed an interesting source to let you know about www.teachthebudget.org, which is a website developed by a grad student committee here at UCSC for use statewide. It contains all sorts of teaching resources, etc.

Bob Samuels put together the packet (see attacnment below) for a presentation of materials at UC Davis Shields Library Teach-in February 5th 2010: Listen to Interview with Bob Samuels on the Budget and Handout attached below and Go to Bob's Blog for more information

Gray Brechin, author of Imperial San Francisco, has written an interesting and informative blog on Public Education in California. Get it HERE

Another useful view on changes contemplated by the University of California is described in the blog: Californiaprof, which starts out:

Back in 2002, when he was President of the University of Minnesota, Mark Yudof wrote a piece in the Chronicle of Higher Education (which can still be found here) describing the prospects for the development of a "hybrid" university system in the era of diminishing state support for public universities. It is a very compelling read, because it allows us a close look at the current UC President's thinking in the present fiscal crisis.