A Complicated Debate: Have States Been Disinvesting in Higher Education?
12/6/19
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from TPPF,
12/5/19:
What to Know: The San Antonio Express-News has a new editorial lamenting high college tuition and burdensome student loans—and blames the Legislature for the universities’ decisions to raise tuition.
The TPPF Take: Don’t blame the Legislature; “state disinvestment” in higher education is largely a myth.
“Over time, the evidence clearly shows that state funding for colleges and universities has largely been stable,” says TPPF’s Andrew Gillen. “If you look at all of the available data and use a legitimate price index to adjust for inflation, then the conclusion is clear—states have not been disinvesting in higher education. Universities themselves are to blame for skyrocketing tuition.”
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