Regents tie tuition to state aid ahead of session - Vanessa Miller, Gazette

\Iowa regents last fall unveiled tuition “guardrails” for the next five years that clearly hitch the rate of annual increases to the level of state appropriations — making an overt statement about where they believe the burden of student rate hikes rests: on the backs of lawmakers. And some legislators who’ve advocated higher appropriations amid tight budgets said they’re glad to carry that load. https://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/education/iowa-regents-universities-public-college-state-tuition-20190113