POSTED BY MARTIN KICH During the 2016 election, the Carrier factory’s decision to move jobs from Indiana to Mexico was a story that stuck. Donald Trump won a political victory when he convinced the CEO of Carrier’s parent company, United Technologies, to keep 800 jobs in Indiana. Trump’s efforts run counter to a broader global…
POSTED BY MARTIN KICH The following data is from the Student Loan Report produced by 24/7 Wall St. This news release provides a summary explanation of that report, highlighting the key findings and aspects of the methodology: “Total student debt in the United States, at approximately $1.26 trillion, is the second largest consumer debt in…
POSTED BY MARTIN KICH This is the opening of an article on Louisiana’s continuing budget crisis, written by Heath Allen for WDSU News: “Louisiana’s state colleges and universities face another $18 million in budget cuts as part of Gov. John Bel Edwards’ plan to fill a looming $312 million budget shortfall. “But during a meeting…
POSTED BY MARTIN KICH Whereas the state funding for public higher education has been declining for the last 30 years, Whereas the State Share of Instruction (SSI) accounts for only about 13 percent of institutional budgets, Whereas Ohio ranks 12th in the nation for highest average student debt, Whereas it is no longer possible for…
BY MARTIN KICH A professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks has proposed a new vision for the University of Alaska, which will focus on the core mission of the University of Alaska and help UA raise over $900 million in additional research and tuition revenues over the next ten years. A new proposal, developed…
POSTED BY MARTIN KICH Here is a chart summarizing a recent Pew Research survey on how political ideology affects the perception of American institutions: The complete survey, including a link to a detailed breakdown of the results in PDF, can be found at: http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/09/26/from-universities-to-churches-republicans-and-democrats-differ-in-views-of-major-institutions/ Education Dive has provided the following “highlights” of and “insights” about…
BY BRIAN C. MITCHELL On September 13, a House subcommittee holds a hearing that, according to Janet Lorin in Bloomberg , “is set to look at how colleges, through their tax exempt endowments, are trying to reduce tuition.” The subcommittee hearing features testimony from policy experts and college officials. It’s an interesting time to examine college endowments. As Ms.…
POSTED BY MARTIN KICH The Michigan League for Public Policy has issued a report on the funding of public higher education in the state. The full report is available here: http://www.mlpp.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Back-to-school_2016.pdf. Writing for Michigan Live, Brian McVicar provides this summary of the report’s most salient findings: “Michigan has failed to adequately invest in higher…
BY CAPRICE LAWLESS NOTE: When you send your request to your legislature, include links to larger documents (see below). By including hypertext links, later readers of the request (other lawmakers, Facebook readers, e-mail recipients, coalition members, reporters and blog readers) can then quickly verify your facts (if they are inclined to do so) without inclusion…
POSTED BY MARTIN KICH This is from CNN’s Politics Nightcap newsletter of August 29, written by Eric Bradner: “Indiana’s Business Tax Breaks under Pence Scrutinized “Under Gov. Mike Pence, the Republican vice presidential nominee, Indiana companies are getting tax breaks even though they’re outsourcing jobs, the Indianapolis Star‘s Tony Cook reports. “How does this work? It’s complicated, but…