Covering the business of education and training

California State University system is the largest in America. There are more than 44,000 employees, 23 campuses and about 405,000 students.

In the past three years, tuition costs have climbed 76%!!! All the while, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported, the university's 29 highest-paid positions have been raking in money that was decidedly paid to them by an inner circle of top adminsistrators.

Does anybody besides me think, "What in the world is going on here?!!!"

It's a public institution. Why aren't decisions made publicly? Where is the board of trustees that is supposed to oversea this?  And why am I paying for some bozo who makes 3-4 times as much money as me to keep making money even they don't work anymore?

Here is one of the www.chronicle.com findings.

Two former executives, P. smith and D. spence took paid transition leaves in 2005. They got paid six-figure salaries while they looked for another job! Isn't that what unemployment insurance is for?

Smith was paid $157,932 during his job search. Spence is receiving $173,952 while he searches.

Stop it! Stop paying people for doing nothing while charging out the gazoo to students who cannot afford to pay.

CSU's original mission was "to provide a low-cost four-year college to eligible students."

How can that be done while people are given such ungodly perks that are of zero benefit to the students in CSU schools or who would like to go there?

I want my tax money back!