SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California’s school chief is calling on California State University to freeze compensation for top executives as the state grapples with its ongoing fiscal crisis. The Los Angeles Times (http://lat.ms/HJm84Y ) says Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson sent a letter Monday to the university system’s chancellor and Board of Trustees chairman to express opposition to 10 percent pay hikes for incoming presidents at the Fullerton and East Bay campuses. Vacancies at six other campuses are expected to be filled in coming months. Last July CSU faced criticism for approving a $400,000 salary for the new president of San Diego State. At that same meeting, tuition was increased by 12 percent for students. Torlakson says he’ll raise the issue of a salary freeze at the board’s next scheduled meeting May 9.
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