Scott to Universities: Come Up With $10,000 Degrees
Florida Gov. Rick Scott wants the state’s universities to come up with a way to make higher education more affordable. His challenge could save Dunedin households thousands.
Dunedin residents who find themselves scrimping and saving to pay for college might have it a little easier in the years to come if Gov. Rick Scott gets his way. The Republican leader is challenging the state’s 12 public universities to come up with a way to create $10,000 degrees, according to TBO.com. "You should be able to work and go to school and not end up with debt," Scott said in an interview on News Channel 8. "Yet those degrees cost so much money and tuition is so high that that's not going to happen. So I put out this challenge to our state colleges." Scott’s challenge comes on the heels of major budget cuts to the state’s university system. This year alone, Florida’s universities took a $300 million cut in funding, prompting …
-Ed Harris-
12:18 pm on Wednesday, November 28, 2012
History will repeat itself in 2014 as it did in 2012 People like Romney, Allen West, Paul Ryan and on and on were sent packing with their Tea Bags in hand as will Gov Tricky Ricky! Foreign Origin???? Are you kidding me? We are a country of immigrants including you and me! Please ramble on! It so helps the average Joe out there realize just why it's so important to fight this bias, hate filled … more ›