Outrage of the day: Money for education diverted to pork

Aug. 10, 2009

I would not have believed this one if I hadn't seen it. Dickinson State University wants money from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education to improve its Theodore Roosevelt Center. Northern Kentucky University wants over $2 million, mumbling something vague about "equipment." Think of this next time you are asked to "invest" in public education.

http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Why-Is-Northern-Kentucky-U/7618/?sid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en

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Lee Teschler

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Leland was Editor-in-Chief of Machine Design. He has 34 years of Service and holds a B.S. Engineering from the University of Michigan, a B.S. Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan;, and a MBA from Cleveland State University. Prior to joining Penton, Lee worked as a Communications design engineer for the U.S. Government.