Arizona Would Eliminate Community College Funds Along With Deep Cuts for Universities
An Arizona budget deal has significant cuts to higher education.
Inside Higher Ed reports.
Killing All State Support
Arizona has a reputation for frugality with regard to state support for higher education, but a deal reached this week between Governor Doug Ducey and legislative leaders is leaving educators in the state stunned. The agreement would completely eliminate state support for the three largest community college districts in the state — while also imposing deep cuts on the public universities.
Ducey, a Republican, reached the deal with the Republican-controlled Legislature. Ducey had already proposed significant cuts for higher education. For example, he had proposed cutting about $10 million from the three community college districts. But the final deal would cut an additional $9 million, to eliminate all state funds. Small community college districts would continue to receive money, but the large districts that would now have no state funds include the mammoth Maricopa and Pima districts.
While the plan has not received formal legislative approval, those opposing the budget deal face a difficult challenge in that legislative leaders and the governor have united behind it.
Comments
Rather than cutting funding for schools, they should eliminate “Micky Mouse” courses and majors. Examples would be [grievance group] “studies”, entertainment management, and similar. Keep music and drama; they are good for a well-rounded education.
Overturn the Griggs v. Duke bar to aptitude tests, start flunking poorly performing students in high school and the economy won’t need community colleges nor will it need the growing crop of for-profit four year colleges.
Thank you…so tired of that 1990’s line that “everyone should be able to get a college education”
NO THEY SHOULDN’T…everyone includes the lazy and the sadly less intelligent. Are we supposed to give everyone in college a participation trophy? Are we supposed to reduce the learning potential of the stronger students by dumbing down the curriculum for the weaker ones to spare their self-esteem?