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The state gives our public colleges only half as much money per student as Georgia gives its colleges — and only a third as much as North Carolina gives its colleges. [...]The State knows that the technical colleges aren't going anywhere and that any increase in spending on colleges is coming straight out of Joe Irmo and Jane Aiken's next paycheck (and every one thereafter). I can't believe that the year is less than 48 hours old and The State is already advocating bigger taxes and smaller paychecks. I guess I shouldn't be that surprised.
The answer isn’t to eliminate merit-based scholarships. It’s to strike a better balance. That means more needs-based scholarships — and more funding for our colleges, which will allow them to hold down tuition. That will cost money, which makes this yet another reason for lawmakers to abandon the parochial approach that has resulted in an inefficient non-system of 33 colleges spread over more than 80 campuses in our small, poor state.
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