UMass students caught in middle of funding duel - Boston Herald

Another unfunded mandate or holding the line on the ever-escalating price of a college education? To the University of Massachusetts system, it’s unquestionably the former, while the Senate Ways and Means Committee stands firmly entrenched on the other side. The Senate, in its recently proposed $42.7 billion fiscal 2020 budget, recommended allocating $558 million for the operation of the five campuses, roughly the same figure contained in the spending plans of both the House and governor. That’s about $10.2 million less than what UMass President Marty Meehan says the system needs to prevent costs from rising in the next academic year. If that gap persists, Meehan says tuition will need to increase by 2.5% for in-state students to make up the difference. https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/05/12/umass-students-caught-in-middle-of-funding-duel/