Block named to Joint Committee on Master Plan for Higher Education

SAN DIEGO- Assemblymember Marty Block (Democrat, San Diego) announced on Monday  that he has been appointed to the Joint Committee on the Master Plan for Higher Education.

“My appointment allows for San Diego, and Chula Vista in particular, to have a critical voice in how the Master Plan for Higher Education can be improved and those improvements better implemented,” commented Assemblymember Block.

“While suggestions from the Joint Committee will ultimately benefit all Californians, San Diego is already dealing with educational issues that may have devastating effects for local students hoping to matriculate to a University.”

Some issues of particular concern to San Diegans include the recent veto of AB 24, sponsored by Assemblymember Block. AB 24 would have called for a study of a much needed university campus for the South County of San Diego. That along with the recent decision by the president of San Diego State University to change the admissions policy thereby denying potential admissions for many local students has been met with consternation and concern from students, teachers and community leaders alike.

“Even though California is facing challenging economic times, we know a well educated populace is the solution to our state’s most challenging issues,” continued the Assemblymember, “we have to work more diligently than ever to ensure that those hoping to get the most from public education are afforded that opportunity, and I am committed to making that process as accessible as possible.”

Block is a former president of the San Diego regional chapter of the American Jewish Committee in San Diego.

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Preceding based on material provided by Assemblyman Marty Block.