Parents in California Start to Mobilize Against Tuition Hikes

by E Wayne Ross on December 23, 2009

Los Angeles Time: Parents in California Start to Mobilize Against Tuition Hikes

The budget crisis afflicting California State University could not have come at a worse time for Berenice Vite and Rafael Curiel, whose son Alonso is a sophomore at Cal State Long Beach. As the university was imposing a 32% student fee hike this year, Curiel underwent two shoulder surgeries and lost his job at a medical equipment firm.