Well the good ole boys in TN are raising tuition 9% this fall. So much for all that congressional oversight. The education lottery is working perfectly.
...Naw man, the lottery solved the problem.Yeah, never mind that with every other loan getting more difficult to get
Wrong again Scott...."oops" indeed...(your more recent reference notwithstanding)
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/may/29/regents-want-maximum-9-percent-tuition-hike-univer/
Most universities are obviously in the business of stealing. I would like to see the books opened up on them. Tuition is increasing at an alarmingly fast rate, it makes the jump in gasoline prices look like a joke. Seriously, I put myself through college, two sons, and graduate work for my wife and me as well. Every year the price goes up 6 to 18%. I wonder where all the money is going? After visiting a few schools and seeing the new construction at most campuses, I think I have an idea. If we eliminated student loan programs I bet that tuition would decrease.
Yep,You're right about the change in the story during the day today, that is what I was pointing out. I had actually heard the story this morning on local news as 9% and noticed the "more recentness" of your reference. But my intent was indeed to say "9%" based on what I had heard in the broadcast.Your article is from yesterday, predecision, and mine is from today, after the Regents hashed it out.
Construction is a major factor. This is where many of my experiences and perceptions come from. A sort of "graft" to some extent.
As a side note, I am just curious, for the sake of hashing out opinion here, what would be the ramifications of giving everyone who graduates high school and equal shot at a place in the public universities? Totally eliminate tuition and entrance standards beyond simple graduation of high school. Treat the whole system like the public schools so many embrace,purely tax funded, adjusted for limited slots through a "luck of the draw" system. Hmmmmmmmm.
Ending the student loan program would be a devastating thing. Tuition would likely not be impacted that much, and opportunity for many students would simply disappear.
Classic testament to human nature. Many other aspects of our society play on this. Insurance comes to mind. When was the last time a doctor discussed your bill? I can't help but reflect on my wife's 4.0 at 40 when she was paying the bill.If moms and dads, or students had to cost flow tuition instead of delaying the pain for four years, how long before people demanded accountability from our universities? If you do not see the expense, you really do not care how much it is.
That's the point I was making with the reference to the state "education lottery". I always find it interesting how so many decry the corrupting influence of money except when it comes to the cost of an education.being too loose with distributing loan money makes the universities think they can jack up prices, because nobody stops to think that it will actually cost them some day