Comments on: Manitoba Election – University PSE Policy http://utools.ca/journal/2007/05/17/manitoba-election-university-pse-policy/ Inside the mind of steev. Tue, 08 Jun 2010 06:12:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Carson http://utools.ca/journal/2007/05/17/manitoba-election-university-pse-policy/comment-page-1/#comment-22135 Carson Mon, 21 May 2007 06:57:18 +0000 http://www.utools.ca/journal/2007/05/17/manitoba-election-university-pse-policy/#comment-22135 I wonder if McFayden knows that there is already a body to review funding for higher education. The Council on Post-Secondary Education (COPSE) reviews funding for universities and publishes reports every year, essentially acting as an intemdiary between institutions and government. My guess is that his task force will consist of assigning someone to read the COPSE reports... All three platforms are similar: increase funding, give more money to students (bursaries, tax credits). It amounts to little more than a debate over tax cuts where each party says why THEIR tax cuts are better than the other guy's tax cuts. Education advocates always lament the lack of discussion on universities. Boo hoo. Universities serve a minority of the population and after they graduate they have other concerns and when people are in school, polling stations aren't exactly a popular hangout. Why oh why would any politician spend political capital on an issue that will only give them a modest return at best. I wonder if McFayden knows that there is already a body to review funding for higher education. The Council on Post-Secondary Education (COPSE) reviews funding for universities and publishes reports every year, essentially acting as an intemdiary between institutions and government. My guess is that his task force will consist of assigning someone to read the COPSE reports…

All three platforms are similar: increase funding, give more money to students (bursaries, tax credits). It amounts to little more than a debate over tax cuts where each party says why THEIR tax cuts are better than the other guy’s tax cuts. Education advocates always lament the lack of discussion on universities. Boo hoo. Universities serve a minority of the population and after they graduate they have other concerns and when people are in school, polling stations aren’t exactly a popular hangout. Why oh why would any politician spend political capital on an issue that will only give them a modest return at best.

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