The Arizona Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Thursday that the power to set tuition at the state’s public colleges is inherently a political matter to be determined by the Board of Regents, not a judicial matter to be decided by the courts. The decision, which upheld a lower-court ruling, dismissed a lawsuit filed by University of Arizona students who said that a $1,000 tuition increase in 2003, combined with inadequate state support, violated a state constitutional requirement that university instruction be “as nearly free as possible.” In approving the 39-percent increase, the regents said it was necessary to offset rising costs and to provide additional financial aid to students. A lawyer for the students told The Arizona Republic that he had not decided whether to ask the court to reconsider its ruling. —Andrew Mytelka
August 10, 2007
Supreme Court of Arizona Rejects Students' Lawsuit Over Tuition Rise
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