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State funding debate: Presidents urge mix of performance dollars and base increases
Summary
University leaders told the House Appropriations Committee that the governor’s proposed $60 million in performance-based funding should be paired with institution-specific increases to cover deep base-appropriation shortfalls and hold in‑state tuition steady.
Pennsylvania university leaders told the House Appropriations Committee on Feb. 20 that the governor’s proposed $60 million in performance-based funding should be paired with additional base appropriations to address long-standing funding gaps and keep in‑state tuition affordable.
The presidents who testified — Neeli Bendapudi, president of Pennsylvania State University; Joan Gabel, chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh; Brenda A. Allen, president of Lincoln University; and the Temple University president (unnamed in the transcript) — said performance metrics can align incentives but cannot replace base funding needed to maintain operations and programs.
“Performance based funding increases transparency. It increases accountability,” Neeli Bendapudi told Representative…
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