UK budget focuses on helping students graduate on time, with less debt - ELI CAPILOUTO, Kentucky.com

Consider this economic fact: A recent national study from the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce concluded that 95 percent of jobs created in the recovery of the last 10 years went to applicants with some college experience. In other words, a college education — some training and development beyond high school — has never been more important. The challenge — and the opportunity — for those of us in higher education is ensuring college is accessible, affordable and equips students to be critical thinkers who are workforce ready. To that end, the $3.9 billion budget we recently adopted at the University of Kentucky for the next year revolves around a few key principles https://www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-ed/article215459200.html