Departments see higher student enrollment but no increase in full time faculty

[Skipper]

The UNT Department of Criminal Justice has experienced an increase in student enrollment but not in full-time faculty. As a result, faculty members are stretched thin, said Eric Fritsch, department

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[GTWT]

14 hours ago, Skipper said:

The UNT Department of Criminal Justice has experienced an increase in student enrollment but not in full-time faculty. As a result, faculty members are stretched thin, said Eric Fritsch, department

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If UNT paid for more CJ instructors we won't be able to afford to give WB his raise.  Let's keep our priorities straight.

[SCREAMING EAGLE-66]

---Most people in education realize how much the state has been cutting the state's part of funds to education in general since about 2002. Tuition at colleges has really climbed in that period and if you check your local school taxes they have gone up a lot since then in most places...  At the community college where I am employed stated to us a few years ago, the President  stated  "I have good news and bad news.... we now have 10% more students and 10% less  state money"     blaming Perry mostly then because of so many item vetoes that he had done .... including insurance for staff.  There are even public schools in tax poor districts (Fort Davis is one) that no longer has a band, choir, few athletic programs, or other activities. MC has lost a few programs including pilot training which trained people to fly pipelines [ note the other thread ] .. 

.. This thread is very related .... class sizes have increased ... less funding for instructors... college and public schools.  Part of the issue for  less funds is related to giving away tax breaks to corporations ... maybe that helps large cities ..MAYBE ... but it does nothing and hurts other smaller  places.. .. Perry era gave away over $25 billion in tax breaks  so I have read.... plus near the end of his term ... there was a $25 billion problem which resulted in larger classes and about 12,000 teachers in public schools being released.  hmmmmm ... related??? , sure looks like it . 

Edited November 18, 2017 by SCREAMING EAGLE-66

[Mean Green 93-98]

2 minutes ago, SCREAMING EAGLE-66 said:

---Most people in education realize how much the state has been cutting the state's part of funds to education in general since about 2002.

It goes back a lot further than that.  Try about 1984-85.

[SCREAMING EAGLE-66]

On 11/18/2017 at 1:02 PM, Mean Green 93-98 said:

It goes back a lot further than that.  Try about 1984-85.

That is true ... but in Texas hard economic times existed in the mid 80's ...  with the oil bust and less state income as the result plus lots of banks were going belly up with all that was going on. ...  ... Those cuts could be explained some and not unexpected... the real unjustified cuts happened later...   That  bad economy excuse is gone now  with the state economy doing very well..   State funding of public schools was in 60*% range and now is less than half of that. . ... Again look at your local education property tax.