Dive Summary:
- On Monday, in a conversation with conservative talk show host Bill Bennett, Pat McCrory, the governor of North Carolina, slammed the "educational elite" that had taken over higher education in the state.
- McCrory declared that his administration would propose legislation to fund institutions of higher education based not on the number of "butts in seats," but instead on "how many of those butts can get jobs."
- McCrory suggested he would stop funding gender studies programs such as the one at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, saying, "If you want to take gender studies that's fine, go to a private school and take it."
From the article:
"Pat McCrory, Governor of North Carolina, said on Monday on a talk show hosted by Bill Bennett, a conservative, that the 'educational elite' had taken over higher education in the state, offering courses that do not lead to jobs. He said he instructed his staff to draft legislation that could change how the state funds universities and community colleges, 'not based on how many butts in seats but how many of those butts can get jobs.' ..."
