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Mount Pleasant and
its citizens played
in the Confederacy
during the Civil War.
Not only did many of
the men and boys of
the area sacrifice their
lives but also many
played an important
role in both industrial
and logistical support
By MARK FAZZONE
publisher@tribnow.com
afforded both visitors and residents to
educate them on the incredible history of
Mount Pleasant represented in the Muse-
um inside the library.
From the earliest recorded inhabitants,
the Caddo Indians, to the important role
needs to be put into con-
text. There are 38 state
universities; each indi-
vidual school’s share of
that wasn’t particularly
generous.
As state budgets get
leaner, universities’
reliance on tuition has
grown. In 1990, tuition
covered about 25 percent
of the costs; today it is
about 46.5 percent.
State funding per col-
lege student in Texas has
dropped $1,800 since
2008. At present, the
state only spends $7,748
per year for each college
student; it was spending
$9,548 a year in 2008,
according to the State
Higher Education Finance
report released late last
month by the State High-
er Education Executive
Officers Association.
This was not unique
to Texas. State funding
for higher education also
dropped in 44 other states
during the same period.
Texas cannot afford to
shortchange higher ed-
ucation. For the last 15
years, the Texas Higher
Education Coordinating
Last week I wrote about the impor-
tance of literacy with our children and
some of the steps your Daily Tribune
was going to take to do our part to en-
courage kids in our community to read.
This past Wednesday we ran the first
of many KidScoop pages in the paper
to engage young readers. Wednesday’s
page was recognizing Mothers Day to-
morrow. Some of the upcoming topics
include Summer Fun, Animal Athletes
and Pencilympics! I had many calls
and compliments the past couple days
about KidScoop from our readers excit-
ed about its inclusion in the paper each
week.
Wednesday afternoon I met with
Mount Pleasant Head Librarian, Helen
of the war effort.
The agricultural importance of the
area as well as Mount Pleasant’s geo-
graphical location still play an important
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Who can argue against
making higher education
in Texas more affordable?
A college degree or a
post-high school certifi-
cate is a must in today’s
competitive job market,
but it comes with a hefty
price tag.
Many middle-income
families who don’t qual-
ify for need-based finan-
cial aid are finding them-
selves priced out of the
market. Most families,
even those that have set
aside college funds for
their children, are finding
they must dig deeper to
meet tuition costs, which
have grown by 147 per-
cent since 2002.
We can understand Lt.
Gov. Dan Patrick’s out-
rage over skyrocketing
tuition costs and support
his call for keeping tui-
tion at the state’s institu-
tions of higher education
in check, but he needs
to come up with a better
plan for getting the job
done.
Limiting tuition growth
at state colleges and uni-
versities and eliminating
a state law that requires
universities to set aside
20 percent of tuition for
financial aid play well to
a certain constituency, but
they do not adequately
address the issue.
Where is the funding
to make up for those cuts
going to come from?
Texas is trying to build
more top-tier universities
to remain competitive in
a global market. Order-
ing schools to cut back
and reducing funds for
scholarships, work-study
jobs and other financial
aid are counterproductive
measures.
At a recent Austin news
conference, Patrick railed
against the administrators
of public higher-educa-
tion institutions, ques-
tioning their fiscal-man-
agement skills and their
pay. He questioned why
they were raising tuition
when the Legislature
increased university fund-
ing by $282 million in
2015.
On its face, $282 mil-
lion appears to be a lot
of money, but the sum
Board has worked dili-
gently to close the gap in
higher education among
Texas and other states.
The state is hoping
to build on that success
under its new 60X30TX
education plan to have at
least 60 percent of Texas
residents between the
ages of 25 and 34 with a
certificate or degree by
2030.
We support efforts to
make higher education
more affordable for Texas
families, but it must not
be achieved by compro-
mising the quality of ed-
ucation or reducing funds
for financial aid.
Finding the right bal-
ance will require the fin-
ger-pointing to cease and
lawmakers to make some
tough decisions when
they convene in January
with budget estimates
looking far less robust
than they did in 2015.
Quality higher educa-
tion is crucial to building
the Texas economy in the
21st century. Any retreat
from higher education’s
needs will damage the
state’s future economy.
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grams, Janet McCoy. We discussed in- logistical transport efforts of goods and
eluding KidScoop as part of the summer services throughout the country,
reading initiatives at our public library Almost everyday my family and I find
this summer for children. I’m thrilled to a new reason to love and appreciate our
report that your Daily Tribune will be on new home. Mount Pleasant is rich in its
hand each Wednesday at 11 a.m. begin- history, in its people, and in its ability to
ning June 15 at the Library to facilitate engage its residents in wholesome activ-
the “Fun with Newspapers” program ities that you really would have a hard
using your Daily Tribune and the Kid- time finding anywhere else.
Scoop pages! Discovering our library was just an-
We are excited to working with the other example of what makes Mount
staff at the library on this initiative and Pleasant a wonderful place to live. If you
looking forward to getting the kids in- haven’t had the chance to visit your mu-
terested in the various reading centered seum or if its been a while since you’ve
activities! visited the library, maybe its time to re-
I cannot sign off without next giving discover something wonderful!
kudos to the library and the City of Have a great weekend Mount Pleas-
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