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The clock’s ticking for Idaho higher education

It’s kind of hard to tell amid all the falling plaster and cracking foundations of Idaho higher education, but there is a plan in the works to make it survive – and thrive. Some of the best minds in Idaho – including Twin Falls’ Ken Edmunds, a member of the State Board of Education – have a vision for a higher-ed system that is nimble, accessible, affordable and more effective than the one we have today.

Question is, how much of that system will be left by the time the reformers get a chance to reform it?

Sept. 25 was a brutal day for higher ed statewide. Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter announced 6 percent mid-year budget cuts for universities, colleges and community colleges and gave the institutions just three weeks to get them done.

Full Story: http://www.magicvalley.com/news/opinion/article_42552faa-c116-578b-a0e5-9f53c6fb4424.html

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