rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/petition/fight-for-53-fund-the-classroom-not-the-boardroom?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-petition-area-fight-for-53-fund-the-classroom-not-the-boardroom' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> sang kil https://actionnetwork.org/users/213a8e43a74ee58d265cfaceb2b055fc41812e94/profile https://actionnetwork.org//images/generic_facebook.jpg Before 1993, CSU spending was determined by The California State University Budget Formulas and Standards Manual, known as the Orange Book, which set statutory input formulas that effectively locked in budget percentages. The Orange Book’s input formulas forced a minimum share of the CSU budget into the classroom. 53% of the 1990-91 CSU budget was dedicated to instruction. That percentage has plummeted to 34% today! The Orange Book was abandoned as part of the larger attack on public services in the 1990s. For over thirty years, chancellors and campus presidents have had free rein to spend as they liked. Since then: The Chancellor’s office budget has swollen to $225 million, exceeding the individual annual budgets of eight CSU campuses that collectively serve 55,000 students. Administrative bloat The number of managers and administrators doubled between 1990 and 2018 Management positions grew more than any other category of employee between 2008 and 2016 From 2004 to 2014 there was a 19% increase in managers while the number of tenured faculty declined. Exploding tuition costs In the early 1990s, students paid minimal tuition and fees but tuition and fees tripled between 1992 and 2014 (adjusted for inflation) Between 2007 to 2012, the CSU Board of Trustees doubled undergraduate tuition In 2023, the Board of Trustees imposed multi-year tuition hikes compounding to a 34% increase. Millions were spent on questionable consulting contracts instead of hiring faculty or paying for student services. In 2019, the State Auditor criticized CSU management for concealing $1.5 billion from legislators and students while raising tuition. CSU cash reserves and investments have now risen to $13.2 billion. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! We call on the Governor and the members of the California legislature to return to the good sense accountability of the Orange Book. We want the State of California to require that at least 53% of the sum total of the CSU budget is spent on instruction. CFA MEMBERS SIGN THIS PETITION! https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/fight-for-53-fund-the-classroom-not-the-boardroom