Saturday, July 12, 2014
College Quiz: Will the Pennsylvania Budget Mean Higher Tuition - SUSAN SNYDER, Philadelphia Inquirer
Hold on to your wallets, students at Pennsylvania's state-funded colleges. While much debate over the state's new budget has focused on aid to public schools, a less-noticed element is what the spending plan means for the colleges. It may mean higher tuition. The 14 state-run universities will face a $58 million shortfall in their combined $1.56 billion budget for the new fiscal year if Gov. Corbett signs the budget with no changes. That $29.1 billion plan includes flat funding for most higher-education institutions, including the state system.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/20140704_College_quiz__Will_Pa__budget_mean_higher_tuition_.html