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NEA Policy Statements
7. Graduate and Professional Schools in Higher
Education
Our national well-being is dependent upon the
expansion of the highest quality research and teaching in our professional
and graduate schools and in the recruiting and training of scientists,
doctors, teachers, engineers, and other professionals. Any decline in
federal, state, and institutional support for graduate and professional
training will have long-term negative consequences for our global position
in education and technology.
High-level education for our nation's best minds
has a practical and ongoing benefit not only for our country, but for
the world. Highly trained scientists and scholars have contributed in
untold ways to our economic and social well-being. Breakthroughs in our
universities have led to improved health care and a better life for millions.
In addition, access to high-level graduate training for many thousands
of American students has been instrumental in fueling and maintaining
our nation's economic growth and our international competitiveness for
several decades.
To ensure excellence in our graduate and professional
schools, NEA recommends the following:
- That economic status should never be a bar
to the acquisition of graduate or professional education. NEA supports
the development and funding of grant and loan programs to guarantee
access to all qualified students.
- That there should be adequate support to upgrade
research laboratories and libraries at graduate and professional schools.
- That adequate enrichment programs for faculty
development be provided.
- That federal and state governments provide
primary support for graduate and professional education.
- That cooperative programs between graduate
and professional schools and the private sector for financial support
and cooperative research be encouraged. These programs should be controlled
by the faculty to ensure consistency with the goals and missions of
the appropriate department or school.
- That adequate public support be provided for
the continuing assessment of graduate and professional training, especially
in the area of teacher preparation.
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