Millerand Quoted in Daily Targum on State Budget

Union of Rutgers Administrators-American Federation of Teachers President Lucye Millerand said it is too soon to scream that the sky is falling.
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“Really, none of us are working with hard facts as to how it will affect any agency or instrumentality,” Millerand said. “It is possible. It has happened before, although the state budgets X numbers of millions [of dollars] in state appropriations that they could then completely fail to send … and change their mind.”
This scenario would affect the University less than direct state agencies because the University charges tuition and has other means to stay afloat, she said.
Millerand said management had a very good start to the present year and the University has been able to attract more grants, boost tuition and increase enrollment in recent years.
“There should be a cushion somewhere for fiscal year 2010,” Millerand said.
Funding public education allows the state to educate students to become productive members of the workforce, she said.
“If we don’t have a highly educated workforce, we can’t get out of this,” Millerand said.

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