June 20, 2008
For years, Florida universities have had one major way to collect more dollars: Get big.
Some say it's a flawed way to pay for higher education, and it has contributed to the state having some of the country's largest and most crowded universities.
But a new proposal could rein in the growth and possibly provide more stable funding for state universities. The Board of Governors, the policymaking body for the state university system, may ask the Legislature to overhaul the way universities get their money. The board discussed the proposal briefly at a meeting Thursday in Orlando.
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