What sates are investing in thier public universities

[Anonymous]

Reading through a bunch of these threads and the consensus seems to be that funding is being cut at a lot of the public universities.

Any states where they are investing $ instead of cutting?

[Anonymous]

Don't worry. The subsidization of richer university students and their professors by lower income (on average) taxpayers continues unabated.

[Anonymous]

investing in what way?

[Anonymous]

OP - here's a report that may be helpful.

States dramatically cut spending in the wake of the recession a decade ago, and while it is on the upswing it hasn't returned to those levels.

https://www.cbpp.org/research/state-budget-and-tax/a-lost-decade-in-higher-education-funding

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don't worry. The subsidization of richer university students and their professors by lower income (on average) taxpayers continues unabated.

Because we certainly wouldn't want to make the Universities so inexpensive that the average tax payer could afford to go to one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP - here's a report that may be helpful.

States dramatically cut spending in the wake of the recession a decade ago, and while it is on the upswing it hasn't returned to those levels.

https://www.cbpp.org/research/state-budget-and-tax/a-lost-decade-in-higher-education-funding

Thanks for this link. Very interesting read for anyone considering state schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't worry. The subsidization of richer university students and their professors by lower income (on average) taxpayers continues unabated.

Because we certainly wouldn't want to make the Universities so inexpensive that the average tax payer could afford to go to one.

Spoken like the standard hypocritical liberal. We need to keep the regressive subsidy because this somehow benefits the average person paying the subsidy. If you want the average taxpayer to afford college, you should be thinking financial aid for poorer students, not subsidizing in-state tuition for all students, regardless of their ability to pay.

[Anonymous]

All I can tell you is that there has been non-stop construction and building at GMU for the last fifteen years. DD has lived as a student through four of those years. If it isn't libraries, or science halls, it's dorms and it's all state-of-the-art, so I'm happy (DD's dorm room looked like a hotel) - but the construction does wear on parents as you try to make your way into campus to pick up your child. https://president.gmu.edu/helping-virginia-become-the-best-educated-state/

[Anonymous]

"What sates are investing in thier public universities"

Hopefully yours!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All I can tell you is that there has been non-stop construction and building at GMU for the last fifteen years. DD has lived as a student through four of those years. If it isn't libraries, or science halls, it's dorms and it's all state-of-the-art, so I'm happy (DD's dorm room looked like a hotel) - but the construction does wear on parents as you try to make your way into campus to pick up your child. https://president.gmu.edu/helping-virginia-become-the-best-educated-state/

They are probably fundraising to build, don’t you think?

I remember when UVA needed to restor the Rotunda because it was literally falling apart and the government didn’t want to chip in. It’s a tourist attraction and they didn’t think they should pay for restoring it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't worry. The subsidization of richer university students and their professors by lower income (on average) taxpayers continues unabated.

Because we certainly wouldn't want to make the Universities so inexpensive that the average tax payer could afford to go to one.

Spoken like the standard hypocritical liberal. We need to keep the regressive subsidy because this somehow benefits the average person paying the subsidy. If you want the average taxpayer to afford college, you should be thinking financial aid for poorer students, not subsidizing in-state tuition for all students, regardless of their ability to pay.

There are many positive externalities from having a better educated population.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"What sates are investing in thier public universities"

Hopefully yours!

Up yours! God forbid someone has typo on THEIR iphone.

[Anonymous]

North Carolina. It is fourth in the nation in money spent per college student, behind Wyoming, Alaska, and Illinois. Alaska and Wyoming are anomalies because they are wealthy, rural states and Illinois just pays their educators a ton compared to other midwestern states. Plus UNC is one of the few elite public universities that is legislated to limit of out state students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don't worry. The subsidization of richer university students and their professors by lower income (on average) taxpayers continues unabated.

Because we certainly wouldn't want to make the Universities so inexpensive that the average tax payer could afford to go to one.

Spoken like the standard hypocritical liberal. We need to keep the regressive subsidy because this somehow benefits the average person paying the subsidy. If you want the average taxpayer to afford college, you should be thinking financial aid for poorer students, not subsidizing in-state tuition for all students, regardless of their ability to pay.

That certainly would be one way for the states to fund the public universities. I'd be for it (states giving financial aid on a sliding scale to those going to public universities)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All I can tell you is that there has been non-stop construction and building at GMU for the last fifteen years. DD has lived as a student through four of those years. If it isn't libraries, or science halls, it's dorms and it's all state-of-the-art, so I'm happy (DD's dorm room looked like a hotel) - but the construction does wear on parents as you try to make your way into campus to pick up your child. https://president.gmu.edu/helping-virginia-become-the-best-educated-state/

They are probably fundraising to build, don’t you think?

I remember when UVA needed to restor the Rotunda because it was literally falling apart and the government didn’t want to chip in. It’s a tourist attraction and they didn’t think they should pay for restoring it.

Not that I'm aware of and I've been a parent there for four years. My undestanding is that the VA Assembly is pumping money into GMU. I know that to be a fact in one of the departments for which I sit on a board. Here's three more grants from the Assembly. As to UVA, it's endowment is so large that it is almost self-running - it also has an older and larger alumni base to draw from. http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0614+pdf