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Today's Poll!LU, Linn State treated fairly in ‘performance’ funding?
Monday, February 4, 2013
Lincoln University and Linn State Technical College each would receive a smaller percentage funding increase than community colleges with the same performance record, under Gov. Jay Nixon’s budget proposal announced last Monday.
But that same differential applies to all the state-owned schools, when compared with the community colleges.
And, for this distribution, Linn State was included with the state-owned, four-year schools, even though it’s only a two-year program.
“The governor started with the assumption that he wanted each sector — the community colleges and, essentially, the four-years — to, in the end, have the same percentage increase, as a group,” said Paul Wagner, the Higher Education department’s deputy commissioner. “He recommended a 4 percent increase” for each group.
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usmc007 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Lol that Linn isn't qualified officially, it's sad how you report certain major incidents to state and government officials like a model citizen, only to be swept under the rug while the racist school has it's way lmbo! TYPICAL!! I'm a disabled Marine Veteran service connection and it has truly sadden me how the system really works, I can relate to how some veterans go bonkers!
JCLifer 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Not sure why they are treating Lincoln as a community college here.
It makes no sense that Linn State would get the same level of funding as the liberal arts / feminists schools. Linn is the Technology school, and technology is expensive. Since Linn has all the training for the STEM careers of the future, why not fund them double or triple what the liberal arts / feminist colleges get? At least a Linn Tech graduate has a chance to make some real money and get mulitple job offers. Liberal/Feminist arts graduates best hope is to pass out french fries at the drive-through window.
Government has its priorities all backwards.
asb 3 months, 2 weeks ago
I don't see where Lincoln is classified as a community college by anything in the on-line version of the story, in fact it appears that Linn and Lincoln are being contrasted with CCs. Linn has some STEM curriculae, but Rolla, MU, and other state schools have the bulk of it. Linn has a tech focus, not an advanced research or higher degree programs. They're all underfunded, except those schools that teach that women should be educated, employed, and paid rather just bred. Those schools should be shut down eh?
MO4LIFE 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Hey Rick what did I say wrong. Are we not allowed to talk HBCU or is it just a problem with terminology. They want to call Lincoln A community college instead of giving the school the respect it deserves. Historically Black Colleges & Universities and Lincoln is the first college for people of color on this side of the Mississippi but yet you remove my comment but none of these racist people talking about Lincoln Trains you to work at a drive-thru. I am keeping screen shots of everything you delete. Maybe CNN would be interested in a story about a biased and racist newspaper who allow the racists to say what ever they want but when it is against anything else you delete it from the forums. Have a great day Rick becaue you just motivated mine.
online_editor 3 months, 2 weeks ago
I removed a couple of comments that started a bit of personal sniping. There can be other issue-oriented points included in that type of posting, so feel free to repost those points.
asb 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Rick I don't know why you removed my post pointing out that I was not disrespecting LU. Oh wait, there was that knot on the head thing. Sorry MO4, but you completely mis-read my post. I can only imagine followup comments from our usual suspects on their disrespect of LU, but I have no such position. Please click on my avatar and read a few of my posts. You'll find me quite supportive of LU.
MO4LIFE 3 months, 2 weeks ago
@ASB I appreciate that.
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