Which Way, L.A.?
Will UCLA Anderson School Privatize?
State budget cuts have prompted UCLA's Anderson School MBA program to reject public money in favor of private donations and higher tuition.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenState budget cuts have prompted UCLA's Anderson School MBA program to reject public money in favor of private donations and higher tuition. Supporters call it a way to save needier programs that cannot be self-sufficient. Opponents say it's part of a trend away from public funding of higher education. Also, debris from last year's Japanese tsunami is washing up in Canada, Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. On Friday, monitors began work at beaches here in Southern California. What have they found so far? How do they know if it's really the result of that tragic disaster? On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, public unions and Democrats: a rift between friends?
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4 storiesDemocrats Hammer Out a Draconian State Budget
The legal deadline for California's next state budget is Friday of this week, and it's unlikely the legislature will delay passage as it did for so many years. The voters have decreed that Assembly and Senate members won't get paid until they send a spending plan to Governor Brown.
Read the story7 minAre Public Universities on the Road to Privatization?
UCLA's Anderson School of Management offers a full-time MBA program to 720 students each year. By a vote of 53 to 46, the Legislative Assembly of the campus's full faculty has agreed that the program can switch from public funding to relying on donations and increased tuition . Is the Anderson School part of a trend?
Read the story13 minScanning the Waves for Japanese Debris
Last week, we heard about the massive Japanese dock that washed up in Oregon, debris from the devastating Japanese tsunami of more than a year ago.
Read the story6 minDemocrats and Public Unions: A Rift between Friends?
Last week's national election story was the failed recall of Republican Governor Scott Walker in Wisconsin, a state where Republicans and Democrats are sharply divided. There's another division — within the Democratic Party. Consider California, one of the bluest states in the nation.
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