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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1997
Page
5
A state panel finished reviewing recommendations and graded all public colleges in nine areas including instructional quality and graduates' achievements. The ratings will affect this year’s funding, with 25 percent of new money tied to performance and potential growth in coming years.
Betsy Wilson Mahoney leads interior decorative painting sessions at Park Avenue Paints with help from Derrell and Low Wells. The Aug. 24 class runs 2 to 5 pm and costs 50 dollars, including topiary, supplies, and paints.
Legislators on the 1a committee discuss not using construction fund money to buy easements for right of way. The fund, sourced from a one cent per gallon fuel tax, funds dirt road paving and drainage projects. Rep Bill Clyburn favors dropping bans on using C fund money for easements amid local objections over a single owner blocking road projects.
Dr Hallman and Campbell discuss the new funding process for higher education based on performance. Officials praise the first testing round and expect the grading system to evolve over three years with changes to reporting and accuracy.
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