Government
Higher-Education Reform Proves an Elusive Goal for New Republican Leaders
Students and others protested proposed state budget cuts in higher education and the costs of borrowing to attend college outside Gov. Tom Corbett's Philadelphia office in March.
April 01, 2012
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Gov. Tom Corbett of Pennsylvania is the latest in a string of first-term Republican governors to try his hand at a major higher-education reform. If the examples of his peers are any indication, the chances of success are mixed, at best.
The governor...
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