PCC Board Blocks Discussion Before Raising Tuition Rates Again
Before the Pima County Community College District Governing Board approved a $3 per-credit-hour increase in tuition for the 2017-18 academic year, leadership moved to limit dissent. So at the last minute, an agenda item was added that restricted discussion.
The move was made to ensure that Board member Luis Gonzales had a little opportunity to challenge the on-going disregard for staff and students by the Board’s majority.
Despite leadership’s best efforts, Gonzales and staff were able to call out the Board for failing both students and staff by rubber-stamping the agenda of Chancellor Lee Lambert. Due to declining enrollment, Lambert’s agenda will be accommodated through a tuition increase and cuts in staff.
Before the meeting began, Gonzales distributed an open letter to the Board, legal counsel and the chancellor regarding the counsel the Board is receiving. The letter reads:
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