February 27, 2011
Virginia Governor's Proposed Covenant With Colleges Defies Other States' Cuts
Bob Brown, Richmond Times-Dispatch, AP Images
Higher education provides more tax revenue to Virginia than it costs, says Gov. Robert F. McDonnell, calling his support for public colleges an investment in the state's economic future.
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Bob Brown, Richmond Times-Dispatch, AP Images
Higher education provides more tax revenue to Virginia than it costs, says Gov. Robert F. McDonnell, calling his support for public colleges an investment in the state's economic future.
Many state governors are proposing deep cuts in higher education this year. But Gov. Robert F. McDonnell, of Virginia, is bucking the trend by pledging to restore some of the cutbacks that public colleges have endured during the economic downturn, and proposing a measure that would provide institutions with a fair share of state money in the future.
The plan, which has broad support in the state's General Assembly, is meant to fulfill his goal to increase the number of Virginians with
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