New report by Dr. Tom Lindsay: those things you thought you knew about higher education? Maybe think again: MYTH #2: In Texas and nationwide, tuitions had to rise to make up for state cuts in higher education. REALITY: From 2000-2010, Texas higher-education funding fell 10 percent. But average tuition collected jumped 115 percent; fees rose 61 percent. In truth, there have been mild decreases in legislative funding accompanied by wild increases in university spending. MYTH #6: Student-loan debt has increased no faster than other forms of debt. REALITY: For the first time in history, total student-loan debt is higher than credit-card debt, reaching 1.1 trillion dollars. Read more here: texaspolicy/center/higher-education/reports/not-cheaper-dozen
Posted on: Tue, 03 Dec 2013 17:13:07 +0000
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