Angelides unveils 5-point education plan

In a town-hall style event in Sacramento today, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides announced his first act as governor (if elected): He would roll back all the fee and tuition hikes Gov. Schwarzenegger has approved for higher education. That would lower the fees for a community college degree by $500, a CSU degree by $2000, and a UC degree by $5000, Angelides said. The other points in the plan include adding 20,000 new California college students, doubling the number of public school counselors, raising the income threshold for those eligible for Cal Grants and reinvesting state property and taking the money and investing it in schools.