Should Funding Attach to Students in Higher Education?

By Julia Lawrence. Who should have control over higher education funding – the schools or their students? That is the question being increasingly asked in a debate that is reminiscent of the one being waged over vouchers in K-12 schools.
The volume of the debate is getting louder, especially in Pennsylvania where Republican lawmakers are looking at ways to tie the state’s higher education budget to students, giving them more freedom to choose a school that fits them best. Read more...