tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183447461205976739.post1205527768514958603..comments2024-02-26T17:13:18.702-06:00Comments on DemoCurmudgeon: Blame Republicans for Tuition Increases and Family Crushing Student Loan Debt. It's that simple.Democurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16336177394503335112noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7183447461205976739.post-21276610893435026002015-07-25T16:49:20.138-05:002015-07-25T16:49:20.138-05:00Excellent article!! Can't emphasize that point...Excellent article!! Can't emphasize that point enough. GOP bellyaches about tuition while at the same time slashing state aid which can do nothing but drive tuition higher. Hi, Steve Nass!<br /><br />Earlier this year I dug into a lot of the trends you mention here just looking at the UW System, and it closely mirrors the national studies you cite:<br />http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/04/24/1379882/-Walker-s-UW-Budget-Cut-Some-Context<br />Tuition & State Aid across UW System were just about equal in 2010-11 and tuition jumped ahead in 2011-12 in Walker's first budget.<br />2003-04: 19.5% Tuition, 27.3% state aid (% of total UW revenue)<br />2012-13: 25% Tuition, 21.8% state aid<br />Walker's proposed budget would drop state aid to about 14% by 2017-18 (haven't reexamined it since the legislature modified it)<br />UW System policy until 1980 was that resident tuition would be set at 25% of cost (i.e., state aid = 75% of tuition). Resident undergrads today pay up to 81% of cost at UW-Milwaukee<br />02-03 UWSys Enrollment: 140,001<br />11-12 UWSys Enrollment: 155,162 - UP 10.8%<br />02-03 State Aid/Student: $9,999 (in 2014 $)<br />11-12 State Aid/Student: $6,793 - DOWN 32%<br /><br />I figure if we could restore state aid/student to 1970s levels (likely over the course of several budget cycles), undergrad tuition at UW 4 yr schools could be in the $1,500/yr range. If we'd just get our priorities in order, we could make the UW much more accessible and bring student debt under control.lufthasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10874075983022034896noreply@blogger.com