Christopher A Smith of the Texas Tribune wrote a Article on an purposed state budget. He talks about important issues that affect College faculty and staff as well as students. The budget calls for the closing of four community colleges and cutting state funding of Health benefits from 83% to 50% for all community college employees. This will cause establishments to scramble for more money for a growing population of students.
Texas Community colleges have already reduced spending due to the request of Gov. Rick Perry and some institutions have started a hiring freeze.
With less funding and a growing population of students, schools will be forced to increase class size, raise tuition, hire less teachers and offer less classes and career choices.
I believe this article is a great read for both students and teachers, and is a great example of why Government matters to all of us.
