As you might have noticed, our college tuition has increased quite a bit in the last few years. Of course many students can easily pay such increases just as they can easily pay the tuition itself. Eh, okay, I recant that statement. But if you're like me, you've got a bit of debt, if not a lot. So why the increase in tuition when we can barely pay the original asking price? Hasn't the Governor heard our outcries?
According to an article in the PolitiFact Texas, Rick Perry told lawmakers, “As families continue to struggle with the cost of higher education, I am renewing my call for a four-year tuition freeze, locking in tuition rates at or below the freshman level for four years.” But no freeze has been passed into law. In fact, if universities aren't increasing general tuition, they're most likely making up for it by requiring additional charges in other areas. The embedded article is worth reading because it shows that even though our representatives hear our cries and console us with promises, it doesn't mean we'll see any results.
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