Online Learning Update Ray Schroeder, editor, COLRS - Online@Illinois Springfield

Online Learning Update - a blog published daily since 2001 by Ray Schroeder, Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois at Springfield

Monday, July 15, 2002

http://chronicle.com/weekly/v48/i45/45a02901.htm

Many public colleges face cuts in funds for computers and online education
DAN CARNEVALE

Back in the late 1990s, before the recession hit, many states poured money into technology in higher education. State leaders thought that public colleges would be improved, and many hoped that technology would lead to savings in teaching and administration. But now that states are mired in an economic slowdown, many public colleges and universities are cutting back on technology spending and are requiring students to pay more for computer services....

 



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