The Herald-Leader editorializes on the hyperbolic bluff by President Michael McCall of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System.
McCall warned that the council's action, on top of a 6 percent cut in state funding, would produce a revenue crisis and require reducing enrollment by 6,000 students……
The budget for KCTCS central administration is as large as that of the largest community college. There have to be efficiencies there that can be achieved without barring access to instruction.
I think what the Herald-Leader is trying to say, in a somewhat diplomatic way, is that a guy who has a salary and benefit package of $610,000 is threatening to screw the students he is supposed to be educating because he is not getting the pet projects he wants.
This is a perfect example of reason number three for the problems in Higher Education in Kentucky.
2 comments:
Please tell us you're kidding about that salary.
Base salary for Mr. McCall is listed here.
Dunno what perks they hook him up with but I'm sure they are substantial.
I don't begrudge people what they can make. If they can demand it and get it, more power to them.
I **DO** begrudge administrators willing to cut the throats of their students...the whole reason they are there...because they think they need a new parking lot or whatever. When you are faced with a budget problem you cut where you can AFFORD it. Slicing at enrollments is counter-productive.
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