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Here's an exerpt from the article and a link to the rest of it and the full report:
"The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and the West Virginia University Bureau of Business and Economic Research Tuesday released a report that shows the Mountain State's institutions of higher learning generated $7.9 billion in business volume and 40,600 jobs during fiscal year 2008.
“This study illustrates the widespread impact of higher education on our state’s citizenry,” said Brian Noland, the Commission’s chancellor. “West Virginia’s investment in higher education is seeing a large return, which is found in not only intellectual capital, but also in job growth and creation, new opportunities, and the diversification of our state’s economy.”
Bluefield State College, Concord University, Fairmont State University, Glenville State College, Marshall University, Shepherd University, West Liberty University, the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, West Virginia State University, West Virginia University, West Virginia University Institute of Technology, and the Commission generated $73 million in state taxes during 2008, the report concluded."
Here's an exerpt from the article and a link to the rest of it and the full report:
"The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and the West Virginia University Bureau of Business and Economic Research Tuesday released a report that shows the Mountain State's institutions of higher learning generated $7.9 billion in business volume and 40,600 jobs during fiscal year 2008.
“This study illustrates the widespread impact of higher education on our state’s citizenry,” said Brian Noland, the Commission’s chancellor. “West Virginia’s investment in higher education is seeing a large return, which is found in not only intellectual capital, but also in job growth and creation, new opportunities, and the diversification of our state’s economy.”
Bluefield State College, Concord University, Fairmont State University, Glenville State College, Marshall University, Shepherd University, West Liberty University, the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, West Virginia State University, West Virginia University, West Virginia University Institute of Technology, and the Commission generated $73 million in state taxes during 2008, the report concluded."
Kind of makes one wonder why the politicos continue to focus on pork and building roads to nowhere rather than pour money into an area that offers the State the best return.
What, you think that they should pour all of the money into Glenville? Per the report, they return $24 for every dollar spent at Glenville State. WVU and Weslyan were tied at $21 and Marshall and Fairmont came in next with $20.
What, you think that they should pour all of the money into Glenville? Per the report, they return $24 for every dollar spent at Glenville State. WVU and Weslyan were tied at $21 and Marshall and Fairmont came in next with $20.
Glenville scores highly because it is a bare bones teacher's college located in the middle of nowhere with a low cost factor.
I think they need to spend a lot more money on higher education in general, in addition to revamping the system to provide for efficiencies and economy of scale similar to the way they do things in PA. One thing is clear, our State is the Capitol of political pork and they sure know how to p*ss away a lot of money, and as one of your previous posts point out, they often overlook important projects to favor special interests.
If they're going to sink money into colleges, they need to sink some $$ into the financial aid offices. Not only in scholarships/grants, etc, but in having competent employees in those office.
Not that I'm bitter, but an incompetent financial aid office is what made me drop out of college the year I would have graduated.
What makes you say this, are there some stats on this?
Why is it the "worst idea ever"?
What would you replace it with?
I'm glad someone else brought that up....
The Middle School philosophy is actually a great idea. Is it perfect? No. But it is bounds and leaps better than the Junior High method. Middle Schoolers are odd individuals, their bodies are at various stages of chemical and physical transformations and educating them IS NO EASY JOB. I've heard from many of my friends in the Edu. dept. Either you love middle school, or you hate it. I'm personally not a fan. I hated competing with raging hormones and pokemon to make time for social studies.
However, the current concept of a "middle school" is actually much better for that age group of students. They are treated still as elementary students emotionally, but given high school responsibilities. The proper set up of a middle school has the same grade's subjects clustered around each other and thematic units are practiced by the teachers and faculty.
Just thought I would point that out....
Also CT, I beg to differ that any highway being built in WV is a road to no where.
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Per the report, they return $24 for every dollar spent at Glenville State. WVU and Weslyan were tied at $21 and Marshall and Fairmont came in next with $20.
