Transparency in Higher Ed
Check out this new video interview with Represenative Lois Kolkhorst, brought to you by www.TexasBudgetSource.com
http://tr.im/lf27
And people wonder why tuition has increased so much?
KTRK Houston has recently aired a series of investigative reports on the out of control spending at the University of Houston. There is no doubt in my mind that this type of fraud is going on elsewhere. Check out the videos, become informed, and demand answers from your state legislators. Let’s enact policies that drive down tuition and improve educational quality, not write universities more blank checks.
Action Alert! — Smoking Ban Voted Out of Committee
Bad news! The House Committee on State Affairs has passed out House Bill 5, the ban on smoking in all workplaces. Considering that Calendars Committee Chairman Brian McCall is a joint author of the bill, it is virtually guaranteed to be placed on the House Calendar for a vote this week.
Universities forget that their customers are students, NOT faculty
Check out the new paper released by the Texas Public Policy Foundation on principles that can reform Texas’ higher education institutions.
http://www.texaspolicy.com/pdf/2009-05-PP16-HE2-ey.pdf
YCT thinks these ideas are great!
Texas Considering Universal Pre-K
Via the Texas Insider:
The Texas House recently got a first reading of House Bill 130, authored by Reps. Patrick, Eissler, Anchia, Pitts and Thompson. HB 130 calls for “an enhanced full-day kindergarten program provided by public school districts in conjunction with community providers.” A companion bill, SB 21, has been filed in the Senate by Zaffirini.