Thursday, August 5, 2010

Quick Takes: New York Tuition Reform Plan Fails - Inside Higher Ed

Quick Takes: New York Tuition Reform Plan Fails - Inside Higher Ed

New York Tuition Reform Plan Fails

New York State's Legislature had adopted a budget for the fiscal year that does not include a higher education reform measure that would have given the State University of New York and the City University of New York more authority over setting their tuition rates and using the tuition revenue. The measure has been a major goal of the university systems and of Gov. David Paterson. But members of the Assembly balked at some provisions. SUNY's chancellor, Nancy L. Zimpher, issued a statement in which she called the failure to enact the reforms "a missed opportunity" for the state. And she noted that the public university systems now face state budget cuts and increased enrollment pressures without the budget flexibility sought in the reform measure - and she vowed

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