文档介绍：Spatial Analysis, Political Support, and Higher Education Funding
Jul 1, 2003
By: Grant Ian Thrall, Noelle Mecoli
Geospatial Solutions
Funding for public universities in the United States is highly political. State legislators must choose the level of funding from petitive state agencies and educational institutions. They must allot funds to higher education, K-12 education, community college education, special education programs, prison systems, and a host of special projects. Furthermore, expenditures for higher education tend pose one of the largest categories of discretionary spending for which a state has to choose how to allocate tax dollars. In tight economic conditions, the methods for establishing an agency's or institution's value to the state e more important. How does one clearly document the contribution of a state university to each individual state legislator, especially legislators whose districts are distant from the university? How can one muster the political support of those who are significantly affected by state appropriations to universities -- for example, the parents of students attending the university?
To answer these questions, the Registrar's Office of the University of Florida, on behalf of the University President's Office, commissioned us to execute a proof of concept study. Professor Grant Ian Thrall was asked to demonstrate how busines