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    [b]Public universities predict hefty tuition hikes [/b]

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    Budget-strapped public universities are predicting significant tuition increases at a time when private universities are doing everything to maintain or even lower tuition rates during the recession, experts say.
    Though 2009-2010 tuition rates have not been set for most public universities, increases of at least 5% to 6% β€” and in many cases higher β€” are expected as university administrators struggle to maintain quality education amid state budget cuts.


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    "State budgets are in turmoil," says Terry Hartle, senior vice president for the American Council on Education, an organization that lobbies on behalf of higher education administrators. "It's a balancing act. Just about every revenue source that colleges have is under distress." The sources include state budgets, tuition income and endowments.

    Hartle says the crisis could even lead to mid-year tuition hikes at public institutions that may have their funding cut between academic years. The $39 billion in the stimulus package for state budget education issues may help minimize tuition hikes, however, and Hartle says colleges are increasing aid to ensure that low-income families are not shut out.

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    The University of California system projects tuition increases of 9.3% after the state budget cut $115 million in university funding for the upcoming academic year, says spokesman Ricardo Vasquez. The system has been forced to limit enrollment, preventing about 2,300 California resident from registering as freshmen. They had better be preventing illegal aliens instead of US citizens!

    "We're over-enrolled by 11,000 students," Vasquez says, but the university system will accept all UC-eligible students at one of the system schools. A new plan will grant free tuition to in-state students who qualify for financial aid and whose family income is under $60,000.

    The University System of Maryland is working to freeze in-state tuition, says system chancellor William Kirwan. "We hope that's going to be possible, but we're not going to let the quality of the institution erode."

    At the same time, many private colleges and universities have set the lowest tuition increases in decades. The University of Pennsylvania reports an increase of 3.8%, lowest in 41 years. Worcester Polytechnic Institute (2.9%), Princeton University (2.9%), Hamilton College (3%) and University of Denver (4.9%) report the lowest increases in recent history.

    Though private institutions do not face the threat of budget cuts, they do rely on endowments as a major source of income. "They're having to cut expenditures," says Sandy Baum, policy analyst for College Board and economics professor at Skidmore College in New York. "Their revenues from other sources are down." Both Baum and Hartle say institutions are trying to protect the quality of education and availability of financial aid.

    U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan stresses the importance of affordability amid the budget and fundraising crises. "Colleges that go the wrong way on this β€” I think they're going to see students walk away."

    Contributing: Mary Beth Marklein, USA TODAY
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    Class ranking of American Citizens are and have been messed up due to these undocumented illegals students.
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    Haven't you read the latest? Illegal immigration is good for our economy and we need to train these kids to make sure they can pay into Social Security and Medicare for us babyboomers to retire comfortably.
    Because of the stupidity of the Supreme Court, we have to give illegals a free k-12 education, plus meals plus build more schools to accomodate the munchkins. I will not destroy the proper higher education of an American kid born to American parents because there is no room left due to illegals and anchor babies.
    I will not express colorful words about my anger over this, since I would probably be banned from the Internet.
    My goddaughter is in college for five years, trying to get her degree in science. She has been shut out of quite a few courses because of over-enrollment. It is nearly bankrupting her parents and IMO it is wrong to put American kids through that kind of stress.
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    Illegals are a plague on our nation.

    Our country has been invaded and the majority of Democrats including our President, and a minority of Republicans have endorsed the invasion.
    The Gov't, big business, and illegals all benefit from the illegals being in our country. However, the American people are suffering and being treated like poor dumb animals subject to the dictates of a Communist Gov't.

    From Numbersusa.com ( a great web site and organization)
    Immigration ( I think they mean illegals) and School Costs


    In California alone, illegal immigration is responsible for more than 45% of the state's school children. This huge influx costs California's taxpayers more than $26 billion each year.

    Immigration ( illegals) and the School-Aged Population (5-17)
    State Percent and cost to tax payers
    California 46.9% 3,299,000 $8,067 $26,613,033,000
    Nevada 32.9% 153,000 $6,722 $1,028,466,000
    New York 31.1% 1,055,000 $14,119 $14,895,545,000
    New Jersey 30.9% 475,000 $13,800 $6,555,000,000
    Texas 26.7% 1,206,000 $7,267 $8,764,002,000
    Florida 26.7% 801,000 $7,207 $5,772,807,000
    Illinois 23.1% 534,000 $8,944 $4,776,096,000
    Arizona 22.7% 266,000 $6,261 $1,665,426,000
    Washington 16.9% 184,000 $7,560 $1,391,040,000
    Maryland 16.4% 166,000 $9,815 $1,629,290,000
    Virginia 16.0% 200,000 $8,891 $1,778,200,000
    Mass. 15.4% 167,000 $11,267 $1,881,589,000
    Colorado 15.4% 133,000 $7,730 $1,028,090,000
    Conn. 15.0% 91,000 $11,572 $1,053,052,000
    Georgia 15.0% 256,000 $8,028 $2,055,168,000
    North Carolina 10.8% 169,000 $7,159 $1,209,871,000


    Source: Center for Immigration Studies

    The only thing American's are getting from illegals are things like the following: higher crime, higher taxes, ruined neighborhoods, disease pandemics, our jobs stolen, social security depleted, welfare and social services depleted, our children and young adults get lower educational opportunities, the loss of the integrity of our government favoring the third world thugs over us AND the end of our Democracy.
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