Click on the chart to see how Virginia ranks compared to the other 50 states.
One trick used by the higher ed lobby to extract more money from Virginia taxpayers is to show what skinflints legislators are in the Old Dominion compared to the solons of other states who provide far more state support for their colleges and university. While this chart does not tell the whole story — it does not show absolute levels of spending — it does suggest that Virginia has cut higher ed spending far less since the 2007-2008 recession than most other states.
Source: “Report of the State Budget Crisis Task Force.”
— JAB
Special thanks to criminal defense lawyer, Nicole Naum for supporting Bacon’s Rebellion.
