Dive Brief:
- Ohio's governor has asked former Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee to lead an effort to balance cost, quality and access to higher education.
- Gee will tour the state and meet with educators and others to gather information for a report on affordability.
- The governor will by next summer receive a report with recommendations, some of which may require legislation.
Dive Insight:
Gov. John Kasich has called on Gee before. He named Gee to head a commission to devise a list of building projects for the two-year higher education capital budget. And he appointed Gee to lead a panel charged with rewarding degree completion through state funding.