February 21, 2003
One-Two Punch of Budget Cuts and Tuition Hikes Puts Pressure on Affordability, Report Says
Drastic cuts in state support for higher education and sharp increases in tuition have resulted in "the worst fiscal news for higher-education institutions and their students in at least a decade," according to a report released last week by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education.
State spending on higher education has increased by an average of only 1 percent from the 2001-2 academic year because of the recession, according to the report, "College Affordability in
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