“Another way [to] squeeze every dime from the Verde Valley while giving us little to nothing in return.”
Christoper Fox Graham
In an editorial in the Redrock News of January 13, 2016 the managing editor, Christopher Fox Graham, lamented the Community College decision to charge Yavapai County high schools for operating dual enrollment programs. Graham wrote that the fees were “another way for Yavapai College to squeeze every dime from the Verde Valley while giving us little to nothing in return.” He charged that President Penelope Wills’ claim, which was made during a tour of Verde Valley towns and cities some months ago, that she wanted to “assist our communities” was a farce.
Graham also charged that President Wills’ is “lining the pockets of the Prescott area college without any added benefit to our communities. Now Wills has gone from ignoring the Verde Valley to doing the opposite of taxpayers’ desires.”
He suggested that “If the college doesn’t repeal this fee structure, it would make more sense for Verde Valley school districts to simply cut ties with Yavapai College and instead partner with Northern Arizona University or the University of Arizona for their dual enrollment classes. NAU and the U of A would love to start building relationships with our students and dual enrollment is the best way to start.”
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