PA. College Funding to be Slashed by $257 Million to Pay for $248 Million Cut in Business Taxes

[JPZenger]

4. Here's what to do

http://therationalfringe.blogspot.com/2012/02/apscuf-responds-to-gov-corbetts.html

"1. Share the above link with your friends and colleagues, either by forwarding via email or sharing on social media (you can use the buttons at the bottom of this post). We need to get the word out as quickly as possible to as many members, students and alumni as possible.

2. Encourage your students to get involved in the following ways:

Liking the PA Students Voice Facebook page at www.facebook.com/pastudentsvoice, or
Following the PA Students Voice Twitter feed at www.twitter.com/pastudentsvoice.

3. Register for our budget mobilization webinar, which will be held next Wednesday at 2 p.m. The APSCUF government relations team will be sharing our strategy to combat the governor’s plan and talking about best practices in reaching out to legislators. It’s limited to the first 100 registrants, so hurry and sign up today!

4. Sign up to participate in the APSCUF Lobby Day events on March 26 and 27. On Monday evening, we will have a reception in Harrisburg at Ceoltas Irish Pub from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. On Tuesday, we will be meeting with elected officials at the state Capitol. Please fill out the following form by March 9 if you plan to attend APSCUF Lobby Day in Harrisburg. "

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http://educationviews.org/2012/02/08/higher-education-proposal-termed-nations-most-onerous/


"In what one national group called the most severe public university cuts proposed anywhere in the nation this year, the 14 state-owned universities belonging to the State System of Higher Education would see a 20 percent reduction, while three state-related schools — the University of Pittsburgh, Penn State and Temple universities — would absorb an even bigger cut of 30 percent.

Daniel Hurley, an official with the Washington D.C.-based American Association of State Colleges and Universities, said the governor in fact will drive up those prices if his cuts are enacted. They come on top of last year’s cuts of nearly 20 percent and are happening as other states work despite the bad economy to keep higher education funding flat or to low single-digit reductions, he said.

“It’s astonishing to see the governor put forth a supposedly pro-economic development budget proposal which simultaneously seeks to suffocate the state’s economic engines, which are the state’s universities,” said Mr. Hurley, director of state relations and policy analysis."