NEWS (entries tagged with "mcdonnell")
McDonnell creates higher education panel
Richmond Times-Dispatch/Charlottesville Daily Progress
Tags: higher education, mcdonnell, college, virginia, tuition
“A college diploma is one of the keys to the good-paying jobs of the 21st century, and businesses seek to operate where there are well-educated workers with the skills necessary to make their enterprise successful. With this in mind, it is imperative we do more to expand access and affordability at Virginia’s colleges and universities.”
McDonnell on Higher Education Innovation commission
Richmond Times Dispatch
Tags: grow by degrees, mcdonnell, college, degrees, education
"Pushing ahead on another of his campaign pledges, McDonnell plans to issue an executive order in the next two weeks to create a Governor's Commission on Higher Education Innovation. The panel will develop recommendations and timetables to implement his higher-education agenda -- including the goal for state colleges and universities to grant 100,000 additional associate's and bachelor's degrees during the next 15 years."
Study finds high return on state’s higher education investment
The Richmond Times Dispatch
Tags: grow by degrees, higher, mcdonnell, education, deeds
"Virginia receives $1.39 in state tax revenue for every dollar it invests in public higher education, says a study by a business coalition that is campaigning for increased support for colleges and universities."
Issues That Matter to You: Higher Education Costs
Washington Post
Tags: higher, mcdonnell, college, education, deeds, virginia, tuition
"As college campuses prepare for the fall semester to begin, the two men running for governor are turning their attention to higher education, one of the central issues emerging in this year's gubernatorial race."