This from Nancy C. Rodriguez at the Courier-Journal:
If pet projects at individual public universities are funded at the expense of statewide higher education goals, then Kentucky's decade-long efforts at reform will fail, a consultant told the state Council on Postsecondary Education yesterday.
Higher-education reform "is not going to get anywhere unless there is discipline and accountability and staying focused," said Aims McGuinness, a senior associate with the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems in Boulder, Colo., and the lead consultant involved in drafting a recent report from the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce.
The report -- which urges the state to redouble its efforts to dramatically increase the number of residents with college degrees -- calls on elected officials to commit to better preparing high school students for postsecondary education, guaranteeing affordability and reducing turf battles over funding.
None of that will happen unless the legislature and the governor become more involved in setting goals, strategies and funding, McGuinness said. ...
And this press release from CPE.
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