January 18, 2008

Congress Can't Simply Shame Colleges Into Limiting Tuition Increases

By ARTHUR M. HAUPTMAN

Since the last reauthorization of the federal Higher Education Act, nearly a decade ago, Congress has wrestled with what, if anything, it should do about rising college tuitions. As part of the current reauthorization, the House of Representatives is considering an education-committee bill that would require all colleges with federal student-aid recipients to report their tuition increases to the federal government every year.

The premise is that the harsh glare of adverse publicity

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