College Costs – Fact Check
9/21/20
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from TPPF,
9/21/20:
What to Know: The New York Times is lamenting “the college money crisis,” claiming that higher education is suffering (and costs are rising) because states are defunding public colleges and universities.
The TPPF Take: State “disinvestment” in higher education is a myth.
“Changes in state funding do not explain changes in tuition,” says TPPF’s Andrew Gillen. “State funding has generally increased over time. And even during temporary declines in state funding, the numbers do not match. For example, from 2008 to 2019, state funding fell by $259 per student, yet tuition increased by $2,233.”
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