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Dr. José Z. Garcia was appointed Secretary of Higher Education in December 2010 by then-Governor-elect Susana Martinez. In his first year in office he worked with a broad spectrum of legislative, executive, and college and university officials to write a new funding formula for higher education. Rewarding institutions for their outcomes rather than costs, the formula specifically encourages institutions to close the achievement gap; to grant more certificates and degrees in general; and graduate more students in science, technology, engineering, health, and mathematics fields. The legislature’s distribution of funds to institutions of higher learning during the 2012 legislative session, and signed by the governor, mirrored recommendations generated by the formula. |