State budget a mixed bag for higher education - Scott O'Connell, Daily News

Despite getting more money than last year from the state, as well as separate funding for several special projects, Framingham State University plans to increase student fees in the fall, the school said. Several other state universities have been faced with a similar decision, after getting just slightly more than half the $15 million increase they had asked for in the fiscal 2015 state budget. State Rep. Tom Sannicandro said the shortfall was partly due to the fact the state's colleges and universities are still finishing up collective bargaining with their staffs, an expected cost increase the budget doesn't account for. But he added he was disappointed the Legislature couldn't do more this year. http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/article/20140712/NEWS/140718749/11518/NEWS