Texas' higher ed rates better but more needed
Source: mysanantonio.co Posted By: Scuplin K...5373 days ago
By the late 1990s, Texas was plainly falling behind other states in higher education, which economists had long warned would erode our competitiveness.
So in fall 2000 a plan was unveiled to try to stave off an economic decline by improving our universities, some of which, over the years, had not adequately furthered their excellence or kept pace with research.