Online Education at U. of Texas Faces Financing Gap

By Marc Parry

The future of the University of Texas' online-education arm is under scrutiny as the system phases out a major subsidy that has supported the venture for years, The Chronicle has learned.

The UT TeleCampus is the latest virtual university to confront hard questions as online education matures from its upstart days. Analysts see an overall shift from the development of new programs to a point where universities and state legislators are beginning to question the business