College must remain within reach for Iowans - Bob Dvorsky, Press Citizen

College students return to campus next week. Unfortunately, the state’s budget mess will hit many of them in the pocketbook. Massive cuts have slashed more than $36 million from what was originally approved for community colleges and state universities this fall. Education is being sacrificed at the expense of tax breaks for special interests and out-of-state corporations. As a result, college students will pay more. In June, Iowa’s Board of Regents decided to increase tuition at our three state universities by 5 percent for the 2017-18 school year — more than double what was expected. http://www.press-citizen.com/story/opinion/contributors/guest-editorials/2017/08/15/college-must-remain-within-reach-iowans/567139001/