College Affordability vs. Administrative Bloat – PO2015

FEATURING 

Sen. Brian Birdwell – District 22, Texas State Senate

Com. Raymund Paredes – Texas Commissioner of Higher Education, CEO of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Dr. Richard Vedder – Director, Center for College Affordability and Productivity

Moderated by Tom Lindsay, Ph.D. – Director, Center for Higher Education, Texas Public Policy Foundation

 

Wednesday, January 7 | 1:30-2:40 p.m.

To address the crisis of declining college affordability, Texas has begun the “Affordable Baccalaureate Program” (previously referred to as the “$10,000 Degree”). But can these degrees be offered at schools with Tier-One status? And can they multiply in a period of administrative bloat?