A SELF-SERVING EDUCANT ON THE LOOSE!
Arkansas State University and a grand scheme to educate Mexicans…using Arkansas tax dollars.
To: Governor Mike Beebe, Chancellor Hudson, and the Arkansas State Legislature.
Gentlemen & Ladies: November 28, 2012
I am neither amused nor impressed by the odious scheme put forth by ASU—Jonesboro Chancellor Tim Hudson.
Hudson and his enablers whoever they may be, are proposing to open up a branch of ASU in Mexico to teach 3,000-5,000 Mexicans. For what purpose?
The arrogance and absurdity of this proposed plan magnifies the pathetic state of education in Arkansas.
51% of high school graduates who enter colleges & universities throughout the state require remedial course work to gain entrance. Would it not be a priority for Hudson to direct his scholarly attributes toward the K-12 system in Arkansas to demonstrate his allegiance to Arkansans?
Then there is the matter of cost, which in this case would be substantial. But when do bureaucrats & politicians concern themselves with cost? Education at all levels has become nothing more than a protection racket and money pit.
Chancellor Hudson, you were hired to teach American citizens and more particularly Arkansas kids; therefore get after the job you were hired to do.
I can just imagine what your public/private partnership would look like.
You have absolutely no authority to spend my hard-earned tax dollars on Mexicans here or abroad!
Joe McCutchen
Fort Smith, AR