Texas, Florida, And Wisconsin Governors See Large Overlap In Higher Education Platforms | Inside Higher Ed

The New Republican Approach To Higher Ed Policy?
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL - JUNE 22: Florida Gov. Rick Scott addresses the audience at the 29th annual NALEO conference June 22, 2012 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. NALEO (National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials) also hosted presumptive Republican presidential nominee Gov. Mitt Romney on Thursday and U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday. (Photo by Edward Linsmier/Getty Images)
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL - JUNE 22: Florida Gov. Rick Scott addresses the audience at the 29th annual NALEO conference June 22, 2012 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. NALEO (National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials) also hosted presumptive Republican presidential nominee Gov. Mitt Romney on Thursday and U.S. President Barack Obama on Friday. (Photo by Edward Linsmier/Getty Images)

When Florida Governor Rick Scott announced earlier this week the creation of two four-year, $10,000 bachelor’s degree programs in Florida, he could have easily been mistaken for another Republican governor named Rick.

Less than two years ago Texas Governor Rick Perry called on his state’s colleges and universities to create bachelor’s-degree programs that cost families no more than $10,000. The call set off a firestorm of debate about whether it was possible to control or lower the cost of offering a degree through the use of technology and competency-based assessment, or whether it was possible to find alternative subsidies that would drop the price for students and their families.

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