January 5, 2007
As Democrats Take Over More States, College Leaders Grow Optimistic
But recent history shows that the 2 parties treat higher education equally when it comes to spending money
A few weeks after breaking the Republicans' 16-year lock on Massachusetts' highest office, Deval L. Patrick, the governor-elect, traveled to the University of Massachusetts system's flagship campus, in Amherst, and made a vow: He would champion the state's public colleges.
"I heard through the campaign and today that public higher education has never had a champion through
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