The problem in higher education finance is not relatively insignificant changes in appropriations, but spiraling increases in operating costs. The difference between real appropriations and real operating costs has more than doubled from about $5,400 in 1970-71 to nearly $11,700 in 2007-08. Not surprisingly, higher tuition has filled this bulging gap.
Higher Education
Grading DEI
The following commentary is published on Thursdays as part of TPPF’s subscriber-only newsletter The Post. If you would like to subscribe to The Post, click here. On Tuesday, the Senate Committee on Education will have a hearing to monitor the implementation of the new ban on DEI programs at public universities in Texas. It’s not uncommon...
May 13, 2024