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Regulating administrative overhead as a single line item with a fixed percentage is micromanaging?

• ssivark 3y ago
  Yes, because somebody might innovate an education model where administrative salaries are 90% of the cost but students learn well, and earn well. An 8% cap would close off such avenues for progress. In general (going back to basic cybernetics/control theory), it’s better to regulate outcomes (what you actually want) rather than inputs, unless you’re sure you have the correct model of the system. So it’s much better to make collages share the risk, rather than the government footing the risk and instituting regulations and processes.
  • dv_dt 3y ago
    How is setting up a control system not in some sense regulating? I’m genuinely curious.
    • ssivark 3y ago
      It most definitely is — I don’t think I’ve stated anything to the contrary?
• WalterBright 3y ago
  Yup. You'll have to include regulating what an administrator is. And what their duties are. And so on.
  • haldujai 3y ago
    Public universities already label and report on administrative staff and overhead. I'm not sure that I would call this micromanaging. https://www.usnews.com/education/articles/one-culprit-in-rising-college-costs https://www.usnews.com/education/articles/one-culprit-in-ris... https://www.ppic.org/publication/higher-education-in-california-institutional-costs/ https://www.ppic.org/publication/higher-education-in-califor...