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Higher education in Texas was a focal point of the state legislative session this year and re-elected Gov. Perry was in the thick of it all.
Perry has pushed for major higher education reform in Texas, releasing the “Seven Breakthrough Solutions” at his Higher Education Summit with all state university regents back in 2008.
Most of these solutions focused on making education cheaper and more accessible, but some fear that by developing a one-size-fits-all model that the value of a Texas education will be diminished.
SMU political science professors weigh in on what they see as the issues of Perry’s higher education plan.
“I think some of the problems he has identified are real and it’s good that he has initiated serious conversation about it,” associate professor of political science Matthew Wilson said. “But there are problems with the idea of a $10,000