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Gov. Jindal announces more funding for higher education
Posted on 1/21/14 at 1:03 pm
Posted on 1/21/14 at 1:03 pm
Just attended the Governor's press conference at LSU, he announced a 6% increase in funding for LA's universities this year. 
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Posted on 1/21/14 at 1:03 pm to prince of fools
So they're back up to even before the cuts.
Posted on 1/21/14 at 1:07 pm to prince of fools
Must be false because Jindal hates higher education.
Posted on 1/21/14 at 1:08 pm to Platinum
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So they're back up to even before the cuts.
Not even close. They're just 6% higher than what they are now. Some Universities' funding was cut by close to 60%.
Posted on 1/21/14 at 1:10 pm to LSUDAN1
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Must be false because Jindal hates higher education.
Up vote
Posted on 1/21/14 at 1:11 pm to recruitnik
Frick that guy
Posted on 1/21/14 at 1:12 pm to recruitnik
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Some Universities' funding was cut by close to 60%.
Link?
Posted on 1/21/14 at 1:13 pm to recruitnik
Some universities just need to be shut down.
Posted on 1/21/14 at 1:14 pm to ragincajun03
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Some universities just need to be shut down
That schoolhouse in Lafayette is one of them.
Posted on 1/21/14 at 1:16 pm to prince of fools
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Louisiana was one of only seven states bucking the trend, however, by slashing state funding for higher education by 17.6 percent in the fiscal year that began in July. The most recent cuts were the most drastic in the nation, the data showed, with West Virginia coming in a distant second at 8.9 percent in cuts.
Posted on 1/21/14 at 1:16 pm to TDsngumbo
Posted on 1/21/14 at 1:17 pm to Napoleon
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Napoleon
Give it up now and save yourself the headache. People on here will never realize just how fricked up Jindal is. He has done some great things, but in the end, he's really just like every other governor we've ever had.
Posted on 1/21/14 at 1:18 pm to TDsngumbo
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That schoolhouse in Lafayette is one of them.
Yeah okay
Posted on 1/21/14 at 1:19 pm to ragincajun03
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Some universities just need to be shut down.
And some should be consolidated.
And any 2 year schools that are currently in the same system as 4 year schools should be moved the the community college system, LSUE for example.
Posted on 1/21/14 at 1:19 pm to TDsngumbo
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Give it up now and save yourself the headache. People on here will never realize just how fricked up Jindal is.
Has he been perfect? No way.
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but in the end, he's really just like every other governor we've ever had.
LOL
Posted on 1/21/14 at 1:20 pm to TDsngumbo
Except that LA went from dead last to one of the best in ethics.
He's actually trying to do something about our fricked up public schools
He's attracted A LOT of business to LA. More people employed now than ever before
He's actually trying to do something about our fricked up public schools
He's attracted A LOT of business to LA. More people employed now than ever before
Posted on 1/21/14 at 1:22 pm to prince of fools
We've been educating people at the 4-year level who should be receiving training and education at the 2-year technical levels to match with the jobs available in this state.
But somehow cutting funding to the 4-years to levels that were still above most of our peers is "catastrophic"
But somehow cutting funding to the 4-years to levels that were still above most of our peers is "catastrophic"
Posted on 1/21/14 at 1:26 pm to prince of fools
close down Southern and Grambling
/savings
/savings
Posted on 1/21/14 at 1:26 pm to Golfer
We need to change our state constitution badly. Higher Ed and health care being the only two places where funding can be cut is absurd.
The irony behind that is the fact that the constitution was passed under EWE's time in office, and yet some of the same people who bash Jindal will still vote for Edwin in a heartbeat. It's confusing.
The irony behind that is the fact that the constitution was passed under EWE's time in office, and yet some of the same people who bash Jindal will still vote for Edwin in a heartbeat. It's confusing.
Posted on 1/21/14 at 1:27 pm to prince of fools
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Except that LA went from dead last to one of the best in ethics.
That's a joke, if true. Ethics board is more slanted and inconsistent than it ever has been before. It's an arm of the Governor's office and is used as part of a spoils system where obedient politicians get a free pass and those who rock the boat are investigated.
I personally know somebody who uncovered a state legislator extorting a municipal entity into buying his property and when a complaint was made to the board of ethics, the board put a gag order on him and threatened to go after the whistleblower and to get his mother fired. Needless to say, it was not investigated but when election time came the ethics board launched two investigations on family of his opponent.
This post was edited on 1/21/14 at 1:29 pm
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