California Budget Crisis

Adults often say "Children are our future, they will be our next leaders, scientists, and artists." yet California is cutting millions of dollars from Education.
The school system in California is almost the worst in the nation.
College tuition have reached its record high, classes have significantly decreased, and many lost jobs.

I am planning to take upcoming Winter Semester off because it would be near impossible to get the classes I need, in fact, it would be near impossible to get any classes next semester.
Friends have advised me to look at community colleges, I will try, but its not looking too good.

First week of 2009-2010 school year, I met a freshmen who was going around looking for classes. She was in most of my classes so I talked to her and asked about her situation. She said she was freshmen from San Francisco, she had 1 class and needed to add 3 more classes in order to stay in the dorms. Later I found out that she was not able to add any classes so she drop the one she had and went back to San Francisco and decided to take a year off and work full time.
She was not the only, a lot of freshmen were forced to take a semester or 2 off doing nothing or work full time, or go to community college.

Our future leaders, scientists, and artists are sitting at home, unable to attend the school of their choice or unable to receive the education they want and needed.
Our future doesn't look too well huh...