WNBC New York, September 19, 2013, Thursday

WNBC New York

September 19, 2013, Thursday

WNBC New York (full article)

As Tuition Costs Rise, Public Teachers Don't Earn More

Professor Ronald Ehrenberg, a Cornell University labor economist who is also a State University of New York trustee, said state lawmakers were quick to slash higher education during the recession, leaving teaching payrolls vulnerable. Worse, Ehrenberg believes education cuts are much less likely to be restored than are cuts to health care. 

“When a state spends more on Medicaid, the federal government kicks in a lot of money,” said Ehrenberg. "When a state spends more on higher education, the federal government does not kick in more money. So as a result, higher education always loses out.”