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California's higher education: From American dream to dilemma

  • Written by John R. Thelin, University Research Professor, University of Kentucky
imageStudents at Berkeley campusAP Photo/Ben Margot, File

For the Golden State of California, 1960 was a golden year: It was a time of rapid development, when the state chose to use its tax revenues to fund magnificent freeways and other infrastructure.

Part of this massive development was a system of public higher education – a model that put...

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