Does the hypothesis 'These are challenging times for public institutions of higher education, with legislative appropriations unable to fund schools to the level they have in the past.' logically conflict with the premise 'No one cares about public education anymore so schools aren't being funded like they used to.'
These are challenging times for public institutions of higher education, with legislative appropriations unable to fund schools to the level they have in the past.###No one cares about public education anymore so schools aren't being funded like they used to.