UC delays vote on raising tuition until May

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The University of California has delayed a vote on a proposed tuition increase after criticism from Gov. Jerry Brown and impassioned pleas from students who urged the UC governing board to push harder for state funding and not raise the cost of their education for the second consecutive year.

UC President Janet Napolitano said that after hearing students concerns, the governing body was "better advised to defer voting on this item until its May meeting."

The UC Board of Regents was scheduled to vote Wednesday on a proposed increase of $342, or 2.7 percent, in annual tuition and fees for the 2018-19 academic year.