Tuition prices have skyrocketed, increasing faster than both inflation and healthcare costs and, for the first time in history, total student loan debt is higher than credit card debt, reaching 1.3 trillion dollars as of late 2016. A public opinion survey commissioned by the Texas Public Policy Foundation was conducted in late 2010 by Baselice & Associates found that Texans strongly believe that the state’s public colleges and universities can reduce their operating costs while improving teaching
Thoughts on House Republicans’ Plan for Higher Education
Republicans on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce released the College Cost Reduction Act, which proposes a wide range of changes to higher education. Much is in the bill, but the most important changes revolve around transparency, financial aid reforms, deregulation, and accountability. Transparency The bill would make several changes to improve transparency,...