Louisiana lawmakers say they’re worried—and some unhappy—about plans to use a new formula for doling out state dollars to public colleges. The state’s higher education commissioner says a phase-in of the formula will begin with the start of the new budget year on July 1, at the same time the colleges are proposed for $219 million in cuts. The new formula would reward schools that graduate more students and hit other performance measures, rather than just dole out dollars based on student enrollment. Lawmakers on the joint House and Senate budget committee say they worry that using the new formula as the schools are forced to make budget cuts could mean some colleges take a much harder hit than others.
College funding changes raise questions
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