Budget cuts and broke college students - Michelle Kumar, Daily Iowan

Here in Iowa, rising tuition and an always-shrinking education budget is nothing new, and the story is similar across the country. In the last two budget years alone, the state has taken back about $35 million in support for the universities governed by the state Board of Regents. The student vote can change all that in the upcoming midterm elections if we vote for candidates with solutions to the problem.We all know that about 30 years ago, you could work while attending classes to pay for them. The reality today is a far cry from that, and working the maximum allowed 20 hours a week at the UI barely covers rent. We haven’t seen a big surge in tuition costs since the recession; instead, we’ve seen small increase over the years. http://daily-iowan.com/2018/09/09/kumar-budget-cuts-and-broke-college-students/