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Student aid cuts will harm state in the long run

Watertown, N.Y., Daily Times - Opinion Piece

March 12, 2010

As a taxpayer, I am deeply concerned that New York faces difficult financial challenges. Yet, as a university leader advancing economic development for New York, I know investing in education for our current and future work force delivers one the best returns we can make as a society. Please join me now in becoming part of the New York Student Aid Alliance and reminding our elected officials that creating access to education at the undergraduate and graduate levels is a good investment.

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