October 28, 2005

Getting Tough on Tuition

By KELLY FIELD

THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION

When it comes to keeping college affordable, have Republicans lost faith in the free market?

James C. Garland, president of Miami University, one of Ohio's most expensive public four-year colleges, agrees with Congressman Howard P. (Buck) McKeon, a Republican from California, that college is becoming unaffordable for many low- and middle-income students. He just disagrees about what should be done about it.

Mr. McKeon, who heads

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