Stakeholder Input Needed Before Considering Kean Task Force Recommendations, Bonding and Mergers
TRENTON…Governor Christie’s last‐minute higher education budget vetoes will force many New Jersey students out of school and limit opportunities for others to start. New Jersey educators have a better plan than increasing college and university tuition while bonding instead of budgeting. A working group of unions representing more than 30,000 public and private higher education faculty and staff are calling for controls on tuition, more public oversight and stakeholder representation on governing boards to improve accountability from executives. These recommendations stand in stark contrast to this year’s Tom Kean‐led Governor’s Task Force on Higher Education, which seeks more unchecked power for university and college Presidents without rallying significant opposition to the continued decline in state support.