The social strife rampant on campuses across the country, experts say, may be indicative of a deeply divided nation coping with myriad crises, foreign and domestic.
Turnover this year appears to be particularly high, and a new group of less experienced school district leaders are replacing the outgoing administrators.
Cal State officials offered a 5% increase for each of the next three years, although those raises are not guaranteed. The union plans to strike at four campuses.