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Does anyone know which colleges the Boston Herald is talking about? Besides Anna Maria, of course!
Board whittles down Quinn bill schools
By Kevin Rothstein
Friday, December 12, 2003
Only 13 schools can offer police pay-boosting Quinn Bill classes in January, the Board of Higher Education voted yesterday, meaning three-quarters of the old programs did not meet tough new standards.
George DiBlasi, executive director of the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association, said he was glad to see the strict measures put in place.
``The idea was to raise the bar to ensure the quality of education was at the highest level, and it seems that's what they did,'' he said.
Only 36 of the 60 schools that used to teach criminal justice to cops even applied for approval.
The board reformed its Quinn Bill standards after widespread reports of abuse. The state's 12,000 eligible cops boost their pay depending on what kind of education they have: 10 percent for an associate's degree, 20 percent for a bachelor's and 25 percent for a master's or law degree.
The board also deferred approving 11 other schools expected to pass soon. Nine others asked for more time to respond to the state's review of their programs.
Anna Maria College, one of the largest Quinn Bill schools, met the new standards after the Paxton school was reviewed, spokesman Eric Gustafson said.
Board whittles down Quinn bill schools
By Kevin Rothstein
Friday, December 12, 2003
Only 13 schools can offer police pay-boosting Quinn Bill classes in January, the Board of Higher Education voted yesterday, meaning three-quarters of the old programs did not meet tough new standards.
George DiBlasi, executive director of the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association, said he was glad to see the strict measures put in place.
``The idea was to raise the bar to ensure the quality of education was at the highest level, and it seems that's what they did,'' he said.
Only 36 of the 60 schools that used to teach criminal justice to cops even applied for approval.
The board reformed its Quinn Bill standards after widespread reports of abuse. The state's 12,000 eligible cops boost their pay depending on what kind of education they have: 10 percent for an associate's degree, 20 percent for a bachelor's and 25 percent for a master's or law degree.
The board also deferred approving 11 other schools expected to pass soon. Nine others asked for more time to respond to the state's review of their programs.
Anna Maria College, one of the largest Quinn Bill schools, met the new standards after the Paxton school was reviewed, spokesman Eric Gustafson said.