As an ASU alum, I was pleased to see my Alma Mater was ranked number one on the annual “best buy” list released by the Fiske Guide to Colleges.
While some of
you U of A folks—my son included—might take issue with such a ranking, no one can
argue the value that public education institutions have on our
state.
But now, we
find ourselves at a crossroads. Will we invest to make the Grand Canyon State
home to a world-class education system that prepares students for the
competitive workplace that awaits?
Voters like
you will decide.
In my view,
the next Governor must resist further cuts to higher education and invest in
University Research Projects as soon as possible. Funding for Arizona’s great
universities has suffered tremendous budget cuts over the last several years.
ASU alone has had its funding cut by more than $200 million.
As Senate
President, we prioritized more than $400 million in funding for University
Infrastructure Research Projects which created a new generation of jobs, and
transformed Arizona into one of the nation’s fastest growing bioscience
states.
We can and
must do it again if we are to make Arizona into a place people choose to live
and raise a family.
People,
not politics,
