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A real Fix

The Southern Good Faith Fund has published a report on how we can adequately fund Higher Education for ALL Arkansas. In consideration of the previous post noting that Arkansas is ranked 49th in attainment of college degrees, this report is all the more remarkable. It proposes a modest increase in Arkansas's severance tax on natural gas extraction and the creation of a Higher Education Trust Fund.

Posted by Adam Weeks on February 1, 2007 03:14 PM | Permalink

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An excellent report. Now if we can just get the people who can make a difference to read it.

Posted by: Arkansas Student | February 2, 2007 09:01 AM

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