Gov. Gavin Newsom's budget proposal makes a significant pledge to the University of California and the California State University: five years of annual funding increases that would deliver long-sought financial stability. But, there is also a big caveat. The public university systems have to close achievement gaps among underserved students, a stubbornly elusive goal and meet of other specific targets to boost attendance rates, reduce the cost of attendance and increase California undergraduate enrollmenent.
