Calling all California education leaders: This is no time to sit back and watch our world-class systems be demolished
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As the nation plunges deeper into chaos, this moment is testing the values, fortitude and courage of California’s leaders. Our state’s rich diversity, which has transformed and powered California’s economy, is under attack.
The world-class universities that have made California home to innovation are caught in the crosshairs of the Trump administration’s agenda. The very foundation of our civil society — the activists, lawyers, nonprofits and media who serve as a bulwark against government overreach — is being eroded.
Originally published: May 5, 2025
Author: Jessie Ryan
Position: President
Institution: Campaign for College Opportunity
Published by: The Hechinger Report