Electronic Tuition Rates: Sensible for States and Students.Education Editors & Writers ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 11, 2002 Georgia Governor Roy E. Barnes, chairman of the Southern Regional Education Board, urges other states to follow Georgia's lead and adopt electronic tuition rates that are not based on where a student lives. In an op/ed written for SREB SREB Southern Regional Education Board , he says that the Board of Regents An independent governing body that oversees a state's public Colleges and Universities. All 50 states have governing bodies that oversee the administration of public education. of the University System of Georgia The University System of Georgia (USG) is the organizational body that includes all public institutions of higher learning in Georgia. The System is governed by the Georgia Board of Regents. was on the right track in May when it authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: special tuition rates for distance education. "We have 21st-century distance learning and a 19th-century approach to selling it to adults who need it," says Governor Barnes. "Arbitrary in-state and out-of-state tuition charges don't serve students, colleges or states. Electronic tuition rates for education delivered electronically make much more sense." The governor's op/ed is on the SREB Web site at www.sreb.org. |
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