The annual budget request compiled by the Board of Higher Education is a good source of information and data.
The annual budget request compiled by the Board of Higher Education is a good source of information and data.
This fact sheet explains how and why “austerity” is being used to cut public education. “The truth is the money does exist. Returning tax rates on those making over $500,000 per year to the levels they were at under Richard Nixon would yield enough to pay for a new public education system, plus massive aid […]
This report argues that to increase postsecondary success among low- to moderate-income students, we must reform financial aid and provide additional financial supports to help students cover the cost of living expenses (especially housing and transportation) so that young students can work less, study more, and finish their degrees.
PHENOM does not endorse the ideas presented in this report.
The University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees voted on December 14 to seek a 20% increase in its budget from the state in Fiscal Year 2013. This is an unusually large request, but is exactly the sort of bold move PHENOM has been advocating for a long time. The needs on our campuses are many […]