Tuition bill isn't best use of money

Assemblyman Jim Beall is making a generous effort to educate young Californians (Page 1A, Jan. 31). Surely his prepaid tuition bill attracts parents, or any patron of higher education. Although 2007 investments may grow at the same rate as state inflation, thereby covering costs of the expected rise in tuition, the state bears any outstanding costs of a student's tuition bill.

I think Californians should be cautious about supporting Beall's tuition bill because the state should not be responsible for covering the undetermined education fees for students. The University of California system boasts high standards, and Californians would benefit more from improved facilities than from the vacillating price tag of future tuition bills.

Courtney Hibbard
Pacific Grove

# posted by CourtneyH : 10:20 PM