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It does no good but we’ll say it again…

Byuclafaculty

From time to time, we have complained about newspapers that feel compelled to print public payrolls – pay and names – on the grounds that the information is available.  We have noted that with some exceptions for top executives, such publication is an invasion of privacy and invites identity theft.  The newspaper answer is always some combination of a constitutional right – freedom of the press, etc. – plus the fact that the info is public.  Yes, the info has been public all along but before the internet came along, it was de facto private in that you had to…

New Report on Public Higher Ed Across the U.S.

Byuclafaculty

An elaborate statistical report on state funding of higher ed across the US (with individual state data) is available at:http://www.sheeo.org/finance/shef/SHEF_FY_2009.pdf The report is put out by the nonprofit State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO). A cautionary note is that higher ed in California in many respects is dominated by the community colleges which have a much larger enrollment than UC or CSU. Data in the report go through fiscal 2009-10 which for California ended June 30, 2010. Apart from its historical data, the report looks ahead with data for fiscal 2010-11 (starting on page 49 of the report – not…