Indiana to slash mandatory 6% from college budgets

Career education: In Indiana, Higher Education Commissioner Teresa Lubbers is in an unenviable position.

Due to a short-fall in tax earnings earlier in the year, the state is now calling for a compulsory $150 million cost reduction across all colleges.  This would require a 6% cutback at every post-secondary institution, including the nationally recognized University of Indiana Bloomington and Purdue University.

However, many parties agree that such egalitarian treatment of the colleges is unfair, and the $150 million deficit should be dispersed on a number of factors, including each school’s available federal aide, and rates of student progress towards degree completion.

Written by Amberly Scott

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