<p>I’ve been tracking the Virginia Budget process specifically for higher education funding over the last few weeks. Here is the best reference I can find on it’s Sunday passage:</p>
<p>“In higher education, which the Senate, in particular, was determined to shield from further cuts, the undergraduate financial-aid program for public colleges and universities was largely protected, but grants to Virginians attending the state’s private institutions would be cut $10 million.” (Richmond Times Dispatch, Monday March15).</p>
<p>So now onto Governor McDonnell it goes: will the Governor bolster funding for higher education institutions as he previously favored? Time will tell.</p>