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I ask every candidate for statewide and legislative office to endorse the following and to take steps toward making it a reality:

Massachusetts must provide top-quality public higher education and must make it affordable for all. To these ends, the Commonwealth must ensure that per capita spending on public higher education is no less than the national average, and that student costs are no higher than the national average. Significant and measurable progress toward these benchmarks must be achieved by FY 2012.

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The Numbers Keep Getting Worse

Written by Ferd Wulkan
Monday, 18 January 2010 10:04
A new report documents just how much our state disrespects public higher education. [See especially pages 3-4.] The report was prepared by the Illinois State University’s Center for the Study of Education Policy in cooperation with the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO). From FY 2005 to 2010, only 9 states decreased their support for public higher education. Massachusetts cut the most of any - by 25.6%. During the current recession, from FY 2008 to 2010, many states decreased their support, but none cut by as much as Massachusetts (a whopping 37%). Even when the federal stimulus funds are taken into account, Massachusetts' cut of 19.9% is surpassed only by Alabama.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 January 2010 10:38
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A Dramatic Proposal from California

Written by Ferd Wulkan
Thursday, 07 January 2010 10:46
California Governor Schwarzenegger has proposed a constitutional amendment that would mandate that at least 10% of the California budget must go to the University of California and the California State University. [Additional funds would go to the community colleges.] Read the full story here. By comparison, Massachusetts spends about 3% of its budget on all of public higher education.
Last Updated on Thursday, 07 January 2010 11:28

For a Great State of Mind: Invest in Public Higher Education

Written by Ferd Wulkan
Wednesday, 16 December 2009 16:10
PHENOM is launching an ambitious multi-year grassroots campaign for a dramatic increase in investment in public higher education in Massachusetts. Read the exciting details! The goal is to bring Massachusetts up to the national average in state support and down to the average in costs for students. The campaign will be launched on January 31 at 3:00 PM at UMass Amherst at an inspiring and festive event complete with food, beautiful campaign materials and an exciting keynote speaker, Victor Sanchez, president of the University of California Student Association, who will provide a national perspective. Please RSVP to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you can attend.
Last Updated on Thursday, 21 January 2010 17:13

If France can do it,.....?

Written by Ferd Wulkan

Wednesday, 16 December 2009 10:44

Nearly $12-billion in new funds for France's higher-education sector are the centerpiece of an ambitious $51-billion stimulus program unveiled on Monday by President Nicolas Sarkozy, The Guardian reported. The plan is "aimed at preparing France for the 'challenges' of the future," the newspaper reported, and seeks to "turn its struggling universities into the best in the world."

[from the Chronicle of Higher Education, 12/16/09]

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