January 05, 2005Progress on Colleges?According to the Denver Post, 25 of Colorado's colleges and universities have agreed to limit tuition increases to that necessary to cover "mandatory costs," to include things like salaries, insurance, and energy bills. (I've got a call in to the Colorado Commission on Higher Education to see what else falls under this category.) Apparently, by doing this, they qualify for an exemption from TABOR, which considers tuition to be a tax. They'll need to justify higher tuition charges by linking them to specific projects or expenditures. I've been whining for a long time that higher education doesn't get more support, in part, because it considers itself entitled. This may be a step in the right direction. On the other hand, I'm nor sure what actually falls into the "mandatory" category, and therefore, what it might be possible to hide in there. Any bets on how long it'll be before we hear of our first higher education accounting scandals? Posted by joshuasharf at January 5, 2005 02:28 PM | TrackBack |
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