It's in our economic interests to reward instructors and narrow the gap between spending on students in community colleges in California and at the national level. In every way possible, I want to challenge the community colleges to move to a higher level to provide better instruction to Californians. I believe that the faculty is the heart and soul of the community college system. No system of higher education can succeed without an enlightened and motivated faculty. No part of the community colleges will have a greater influence on my thinking.
Education is more than an expenditure, it's an investment.
And it's time Californians elect a governor who recognizes and treats the community colleges, its students and its faculty as a invaluable asset to California. It's in California's best economic interest to educate as many people as possible. For most young people, the college of choice is the community college. We all know what 16 years of Republican leadership has meant for our colleges. Lower budgets, higher fees, less access and less opportunities.