“Without federal aid to ease the cuts, the cuts could have exceeded the feared 'worst-case scenario' cuts of nearly 30 percent warned about in January," according to the Advocate.
Soooo… so far, the only alleviation for LA higher education has come straight from the federal package. Instead of rejecting the federal aid and finding its own solutions, Louisiana now finds itself relying solely on the federal dollars.
Jindal’s turnaround regarding the federal aid appears complete… from threatened rejection to complete reliance.
Couldn't the state add at least some relief on top of the federal money?
Even if it’s just to prove to itself that it’s somewhat capable?
Soooo… so far, the only alleviation for LA higher education has come straight from the federal package. Instead of rejecting the federal aid and finding its own solutions, Louisiana now finds itself relying solely on the federal dollars.
Jindal’s turnaround regarding the federal aid appears complete… from threatened rejection to complete reliance.
Couldn't the state add at least some relief on top of the federal money?
Even if it’s just to prove to itself that it’s somewhat capable?
While this is relief for the time being, it's only that, temporary relief for a problem that will obviously continue to plague the state for the next 2-4 years. What, if anything, will the state or Gov. Jindal offer as a solution to the possible shortfalls that loom for 2012 and/or beyond? Now is not the time to put this off; if we're going to find viable solutions to these deficits and budget cuts, the time is NOW.
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