New Report Puts Higher Ed Coordinating Board On Defense
During the 2011 session, Texas legislators quietly added a rider to the state budget allocating up to $350,000 to hire a national consultant to develop a blueprint for a statewide administrative system for Texas community colleges.
But the blueprint, developed by the National Center for Higher Education and distributed last week, has rankled leaders at the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Fuming over how the leaders are characterized in the blueprint, coordinating board chairman Fred Heldenfels penned a letter — sent to legislative and community college leaders along with the blueprint — criticizing the report’s methodology and conclusions.
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cesar de la garza
this is interesting. the problem i see is that you don't have experts leading the boards. how hard is it to get a blue panel of experts to help plan and guide education in this state? you have politicians and friends of politicians on the boards and it should come as no surprise that the expertise isn't there to properly lead.