April 8, 2005

English U.'s Invoke Power to Raise Tuition

By AISHA LABI

Most universities in England are taking full advantage of controversial new legislation that allows them to charge undergraduates tuition of up to £3,000 a year, or nearly $5,800. That amount, which is more than double what students pay now, will be partly offset for needy students by an increase in financial aid.

Most of the 118 higher-education institutions whose tuition plans for next year have been approved have opted for the highest rate, officials announced in March. The

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