February 21, 2008
Disputed Plan Would Let Congress Weigh In on State Budgets for Colleges
Washington
Some federal lawmakers are trying to press states to provide consistent spending increases to their higher-education systems, saying they recognize that the level of state aid colleges receive plays a critical role in how much institutions are able to rein in tuition increases and spend on improving their quality.
The proposal would insert the federal government into state decisions about higher-education budgets, a new role that some colleges would welcome but that governors
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