By CHRIS POWELL Polls have found that Governor Lamont is well liked, and it’s hard to recall any incident during his 6½ years as governor when he got really nasty in public. But a recent poll showed ambivalence about whether he should seek a third term next year. How much do illegals cost? And limitContinue reading “Does Connecticut need a governor who is more than a nice guy?”
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Liberal reform squeezes Yale thanks to Trump and Republicans
By CHRIS POWELL For many years the ravenous far left in Connecticut has advocated taxing Yale University in New Haven. Yale’s endowment long has been managed spectacularly well and now totals more than $40 billion, the second largest university endowment in the country, trailing only Harvard’s. Let public broadcasting try living without government subsidy WhyContinue reading “Liberal reform squeezes Yale thanks to Trump and Republicans”
CT Public’s wild salaries; and make school answer
By Chris Powell This column’s recent criticism of the Connecticut Public radio and television organization for repeatedly refusing to respond to inquiries about its executive salaries and federal tax return induced the organization to come out of hiding. Democrats would abolish public control of Connecticut’s schools ‘Rule of law’ advocates have many blind spots Connecticut Public isn’tContinue reading “CT Public’s wild salaries; and make school answer”
Democrats would abolish public control of schools
By Chris Powell In Connecticut it’s nearly impossible for municipal school boards to fire teachers, and Democratic state legislators have set about to make it even harder. ‘Rule of law’ advocates have many blind spots Connecticut Public isn’t public about its salaries Connecticut fails to notice that poverty is exploding The Connecticut Mirror’s Jessika Harkay reports that theContinue reading “Democrats would abolish public control of schools”
Cheng scandal suggests that higher education needs scrutiny
By Chris Powell Apparently the nearly half-million-dollar severance award for the chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities System is so outrageous that even Democratic state legislators can acknowledge the scandal. But their acknowledgment is just for show, for none of them will actually do anything about it. Immigration law enforcement shocks Connecticut’s nullifiersContinue reading “Cheng scandal suggests that higher education needs scrutiny”
Cheng scandal provides a scolding for higher education
By Chris Powell While the Board of Regents of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities System wants to be rid of its chancellor, Terrence Cheng, his contract extends for another 14 months and apparently the board feels that it can’t fire him outright — either because he doesn’t deserve to be kicked out that hardContinue reading “Cheng scandal provides a scolding for higher education”
Patronage for higher education is one-sided campaign financing
By Chris Powell Even people skeptical of the bloat of the federal government may not have fully appreciated its discretionary political patronage until, upon his return to the presidency in January, Donald Trump began to reduce it. Who outside the universities themselves knew that Columbia University has been getting more than a billion dollars aContinue reading “Patronage for higher education is one-sided campaign financing”
Lamont, legislators minimize college arrogance, hypocrisy
By Chris Powell Governor Lamont is right that the expense account exploitation perpetrated by the chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system, Terrence Cheng, and his fellow top administrators is “small ball,” insofar as the financial expense goes. It doesn’t compare to the hundreds of millions of dollars in cost overruns incurred inContinue reading “Lamont, legislators minimize college arrogance, hypocrisy”
How is college boss Cheng worth that huge salary and perks?
By Chris Powell At last Terrence Cheng, chancellor of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities System — “president” not being pretentious enough — has managed to embarrass Governor Lamont and Democratic leaders in the General Assembly. Cheng did it with his expense-account extravagance reported last week by Connecticut’s Hearst newspapers. Now journalism should embarrass the governorContinue reading “How is college boss Cheng worth that huge salary and perks?”
Connecticut’s higher education won’t recover until it gives more value
By CHRIS POWELL Connecticut’s four regional state universities and its 12 community colleges are looking enviously at Massachusetts, which, after spending a lot more money, seems to be reversing the decline in enrollment at its own public institutions of higher education following nine down years. One technique used by Massachusetts has been to make attendanceContinue reading “Connecticut’s higher education won’t recover until it gives more value”
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