A State of Indecision

Check out Anne Denogean's sharp criticism of the recent back-and-forth tuition hearings. She really highlights what is key in this confusing turn of events:

http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/local/104990.php

Was the vote turn-around, taking tuition increases from 3.7% up to 9.9% the result of pressure from the U of A administration on student leaders?

Meanwhile, State Rep. Pearce is still refusing to review the U of A construction projects, holding them up maybe forever.

http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/local/104985.php

And in case you weren't depressed enough about the state of education in Arizona and the inability of our elected lawmakers to make clear and sustainable decisions, TUSD has announced that it will be cutting the language requirement at all of their schools:

http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/frontpage/104945.php
http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/271171.php

All we can picture is 20 years from now, when this particular budget crisis has passed, living in a state where education is undervalued and businesses do not thrive because the population has too few skilled workers.

We at Sallygradstudent challenge the lawmakers of the State of Arizona, the governing board of TUSD and the administration of all three universities to try a little harder.