Archive for: higher education funding

 

TXEXplainer: The Rainy Day Fund (and Higher Education)

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Legislators are looking for new ways to fund their favorite projects, including higher education. Some are looking to the state’s Economic Stabilization Fund—commonly...

 
 

TXEXplainer: How Will the Sequester Affect UT?

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At the end of the week, massive federal spending cuts could shake up America’s universities (and just about everything else). We look into how buzzwords like...

 
 

Longhorns, Aggies Turn Texas Capitol Orange, Maroon

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Though much may divide them, UT and A&M alumni united this week to kick off their advocacy efforts at the Texas State Capitol.  Nearly 200 graduates from The...

 
 

Outcomes-Based Funding Could Reach 25 Percent, Branch Says

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The chair of Texas’ House Higher Education Committee explains his preference for outcomes-based funding. At a Texas House Higher Education Committee hearing...

 
 
 
 
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