Pa. gov asks panel to assess future of higher ed - CBS Moneywatch

As he asked a high-powered panel to help him chart the future of higher education in Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Corbett on Monday avoided any mention of the deep spending cuts he has advocated for the 18 state-supported universities in each of his first two years in office. Instead, he emphasized the value of trade schools and the potential of online instruction in preparing young people for jobs. "In some respects, I think we might need to go back to the future," Corbett said in a brief speech at the first meeting of his 31-member Advisory Commission on Postsecondary Education, which includes the presidents of several of the state's largest universities and representatives of private colleges, community colleges, technical schools, businesses and law firms.