For Perry, education cuts may dilute jobs record
Trouble in Texas?
How popular is Rick Perry among Texas voters in the aftermath of a budget plan that slashes billions from education? A poll released this week shows President Obama losing in 2012 to every notable Republican except the Texas governor and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. If the presidential contest came down to Obama and Perry, 47 percent of respondents said they would vote for the president. Forty-five percent chose Perry. Public Policy Polling surveyed 795 voters June 25-27. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. Seattle Times staff Under Rick Perry's leadership, Texas has registered the largest growth in jobs and population among the 50 states while amassing a deficit estimated at between $15 billion and $27 billion for the next two years. The population has surged by about 3.9 million since 2000, giving the state four new seats in Congress, the biggest gain for any state, Census Bureau figures show. Payroll jobs, meanwhile, have grown by more than 1 million while total U.S. employment was little changed, said Richard Froeschle, deputy director of Labor Market and Career Information at the Texas Workforce Commission. "A lot of the job growth in Texas has occurred in lower-wage industries, which is problematic but also no different than in other states," Froeschle said. "People and companies are coming to Texas because of good public policy that includes low taxes," said Merrill Matthews, a resident scholar at the Institute for Policy Innovation, a conservative research center that advocates for lower taxes and smaller government. While Perry appears to be testing the presidential waters by traveling to U.S. cities, including Los Angeles on Thursday, and touting Texas' business-friendly environment, corporate leaders are criticizing a 2012-2013 state budget that cuts higher-education spending while shortchanging primary and secondary schools by $4 billion in the two years that begin in September. Executives including Ed Whitacre, a former chairman of Dallas-based AT&T, have said cuts of that magnitude may make Texas less competitive. The state ranks 43rd in graduation rates, according to the Legislative Budget Board in Austin. "For Texas to cut $4 billion from public-school funding now, when a better-educated Texas can be a bulwark against future recessions, seems unwise, not conservative and, in fact, very risky," Charles Butt, chairman of H.E. Butt Grocery in San Antonio, wrote in a letter published June 10 in the Houston Chronicle.
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Payroll jobs, meanwhile, have grown by more than 1 million while total US employment was little changed, said Richard Froeschle, deputy director of Labor Market and Career Information at the Texas Workforce Commission. "A lot of the job growth in Texas
Furthermore, Steve Poizner, Encore's chief executive, former technology executive and California gubernatorial candidate in 2010, told The Chronicle of Higher Education that 35 million baby boomers want to pursue a second career, yet they remain an
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That's according to the Chronicle of Higher Education, which reports that 58 percent of Maine's lawmakers graduated from a four-year college, compared to about 75 percent nationally. "In Maine, the question is does that reflect who Maine is?
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In an unusual partnership, the University of California at Los Angeles has joined with venture capitalists, a former contender to be the Republican nominee for governor, and the leading Los Angeles talent agency, to offer online education to baby boomers who want to switch careers.
A for-profit company, the Encore Career Institute , will offer online professional certificate programs starting next fall, through courses taught by instructors from the UCLA Extension program. The curriculum may include one- to two-year certificate programs in project management, paralegal studies, and fund raising, among others.
Encore has raised $15-million from two venture-capital firms and hopes to attract tens of thousands of students across the country, said its chief executive, Steve Poizner, a former technology executive who lost in the primary runoff for governor last year.
Mr. Poizner said 35 million American baby boomers are interested in a second career, but they are an untapped market in higher education. “A lot of boomers who have been able to survive this difficult economy still find their jobs are not necessarily satisfying, so they’re looking for an encore career,” Mr. Poizner said.
Universities are increasingly turning to commercial vendors to help manage their growing online programs. But the scale of UCLA’s public-private partnership is unusual for a public university, especially a prominent system like the University of California. UCLA will license its course content to Encore and control the educational component of the program. Daniel L. Simmons, chair of the system’s academic senate, said he did not believe any of the university’s campuses had ever developed such a program before.
Creative Artists Agency, a talent agency that represents Oprah Winfrey and George Clooney, will help market the online programs. Another founding partner is a nonprofit organization run by Sherry L. Lansing, former chief executive of Paramount Pictures and soon-to-be chair of the system’s Board of Regents.
Last year, a publishing and education company, Pearson, announced it would help Arizona State University provide software, bring in students, and manage student services for the university’s booming online programs. In an arrangement similar to the one at Arizona State, UCLA instructors will continue to teach Encore’s courses and will be able to approve its programs, said Cathy Sandeen, dean of UCLA Extension.
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