Comments on: Two grad students contemplate how the NBP and public authority could lead to bad things http://siftingandwinnowing.org/2011/05/06/two-grad-students-contemplate-how-the-nbp-and-public-authority-could-lead-to-bad-things/ An independent news and opinion page for the UW-Madison community Tue, 02 Oct 2012 15:35:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Starved for Information http://siftingandwinnowing.org/2011/05/06/two-grad-students-contemplate-how-the-nbp-and-public-authority-could-lead-to-bad-things/comment-page-1/#comment-16136 Starved for Information Sat, 07 May 2011 13:18:44 +0000 http://siftingandwinnowing.org/?p=1444#comment-16136 In fact, Virginia's move toward privatization of higher education included in law a promise to continue funding for its universities. But when Virginia universities tried to raise tuition too much, the legislature cut their funding. Virginia's the currently claimed model for the chancellor's proposal, but the public authority legislation in Wisconsin doesn't even make the empty promise. So, if public authority happens, it's a guarantee of deeper future cuts. That's the death spiral of the public authority model. In fact, Virginia’s move toward privatization of higher education included in law a promise to continue funding for its universities. But when Virginia universities tried to raise tuition too much, the legislature cut their funding. Virginia’s the currently claimed model for the chancellor’s proposal, but the public authority legislation in Wisconsin doesn’t even make the empty promise. So, if public authority happens, it’s a guarantee of deeper future cuts.

That’s the death spiral of the public authority model.

]]> By: Bill http://siftingandwinnowing.org/2011/05/06/two-grad-students-contemplate-how-the-nbp-and-public-authority-could-lead-to-bad-things/comment-page-1/#comment-16127 Bill Sat, 07 May 2011 05:13:39 +0000 http://siftingandwinnowing.org/?p=1444#comment-16127 Alyson, your prediction is not only correct, it has already happened! In the current budget, proposed by Governor Walker, UW-Madison took a significantly higher cut for the biennium ($30 million) than it would have otherwise, apparently because we would receive the mysterious and wonderful flexibilities. And Jillian, you are also correct, a public university should serve the state and its citizens regardless of the student's economic means. A public university is first and foremost about providing an affordability education to the daughters and sons of the state. The arguments for this have been put forward in these pages and those of the Education Optimists (http://eduoptimists.blogspot.com/). And yes you should be pissed. Alyson, your prediction is not only correct, it has already happened! In the current budget, proposed by Governor Walker, UW-Madison took a significantly higher cut for the biennium ($30 million) than it would have otherwise, apparently because we would receive the mysterious and wonderful flexibilities.

And Jillian, you are also correct, a public university should serve the state and its citizens regardless of the student’s economic means. A public university is first and foremost about providing an affordability education to the daughters and sons of the state. The arguments for this have been put forward in these pages and those of the Education Optimists (http://eduoptimists.blogspot.com/). And yes you should be pissed.

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