Student leaders at Iowa's public universities unite as college becomes 'less affordable' Kathy A. Bolten, Des Moines Register

Tuition rates at Iowa's three public universities has increased 30 percent since the 2009-10 academic year. Rates are expected to jump again for the 2018-19 academic year. Students at Iowa’s three public universities, bracing for stiff increases to the cost of attending school, have begun letter writing and social media campaigns criticizing a proposed minuscule increase in state appropriations. The Iowa State Daily, in a front-page editorial this week titled “No funding, no future: Prioritize higher education funding,” chastised Iowa lawmakers for recent cuts to universities’ budgets while also trying to boost the number of skilled workers in the state. “In what world does it make sense to make college less affordable at a time when we need more people to have education beyond high school?” the editorial asked. https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/education/2018/01/13/college-affordability-increase-tuition-rates/1029711001/