The Bee's editorial board met this morning with proponents of Proposition 92, which will lower community college fees to $15 a unit and also ties future fees to the cost of living. Most importantly, the funding formula for the community colleges would change. Right now, the money for community colleges is tied to the growth of the K-12 schools. The proponents' major point is that the growth of the two systems isn't always the same, creating a disconnect between the need and the funding. Here is the Web site for the affirmative case: http://www.prop92yes.com/

We will meet with the No on Proposition 92 people on Friday. The opposition is primarily wary of this proposition because it's more ballot-box budgeting. Locking the budgeting process into formulas reduces the options of the Legislature in paying for the needs of the state. See the Web site for the opposition by clicking here.

There is very little disagreement about the value of the community colleges. We all know they are a pivotal part of the state's higher education matrix. What is at issue here is how to pay for them.

What do you think? If you have already made up your mind about this or have already voted on it, let us know what you decided.