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Kansas student leaders tell committee funding gaps and affordability threaten access
Summary
Student leaders told the Committee on Higher Education Budget that affordability, uneven per‑student state funding and cuts to need‑based aid are undermining campus access and vibrancy; Fort Hays State sought an $8 million increase to close a funding gap, students said.
Student leaders who testified before the Committee on Higher Education Budget described affordability pressures and uneven state funding that, they said, make college less accessible for many Kansas students.
At a panel hearing, Ella Burrows, student body president of Fort Hays State University, told the committee that regional universities receive far less state funding per student than research universities and urged a targeted funding increase. "Research universities receive $14,636 per student, while regional institutions like Fort Hays received just $6,339 per student," Burrows said, citing Kansas Board of Regents figures. Burrows said Fort Hays is requesting an…
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