February 12, 1999

Many Governors Are Making College Issues Prominent in 1999 Legislative Sessions

By SARA HEBEL

The nation's governors are giving college-related policies unusually prominent play this year in state-of-the-state speeches and budget requests. They are proposing tuition freezes and cuts, more scholarship dollars, and improvements in education quality by training teachers better and developing tougher accountability standards.

In California, Florida, Minnesota, and some other states, college officials and

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