Read more college tuition stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/15503/college-tuition.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:24:04 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74439/university-of-california-imposes-32-tuition-hike.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStudent protesters chanted “Shame on you! Shame on you!” on the UCLA campus today as the University of California board of regents approved a whopping 32% tuition hike. A year at a UC school—not including room and board—will now cost $10,300, three times the price in 1999....http://www.newser.com/story/74439/university-of-california-imposes-32-tuition-hike.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 17:04:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74379/uc-students-protest-ahead-of-32-fee-hike.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAngry students took to the streets yesterday to blast a proposed 32% fee hike for University of California schools. The Board of Regents is expected to finalize the increase today during a meeting at UCLA. It will hike tuition bills some $2,500. UC students will soon be paying $10,...http://www.newser.com/story/74379/uc-students-protest-ahead-of-32-fee-hike.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 4:00:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72155/public-college-tuition-rises-despite-recession.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHoping for a tuition break in the recession? Fat chance. The price of a college education continues to rise, with costs at public schools rising faster than those at private institutions. Tuition and fees at a public 4-year college now average $7,020, versus $26,273 at a private college....http://www.newser.com/story/72155/public-college-tuition-rises-despite-recession.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Oct 2009 17:32:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71620/democratic-rep-wexler-will-resign-fla-seat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRobert Wexler, a seven-term Democrat from Florida, is set to resign his house seat for a public-policy position. Though some Washington insiders speculate that Wexler, 48, will head the US Agency for International Development, others tell Politico that, with kids in college, Wexler needs an income bigger than a government...http://www.newser.com/story/71620/democratic-rep-wexler-will-resign-fla-seat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 Oct 2009 19:53:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69631/student-loan-bill-a-no-brainer-that-actually-might-pass.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFor health reform watchers despairing that lawmakers "will never be able to do anything, ever," it's time to turn an eye on the no-brainer student loan reform in the House, Gail Collins writes in the New York Times . Right now, the government gives banks money, pays them to lend it...http://www.newser.com/story/69631/student-loan-bill-a-no-brainer-that-actually-might-pass.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 17 Sep 2009 9:10:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68906/dropout-rates-turning-us-colleges-into-failure-factories.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe failure of America's colleges to turn more freshmen into graduates is doing huge amounts of damage to the economy, David Leonhardt writes in the New York Times . Only half of those enrolled in college emerge with a degree, the worst rate of any developed country except Italy. This dismal...http://www.newser.com/story/68906/dropout-rates-turning-us-colleges-into-failure-factories.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Sep 2009 6:17:11 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67412/niche-colleges-priced-right.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBigger isn’t always better when it comes to college. Mother Jones runs down 10 schools that “may not bother to juke their stats to make US News ' short lists, but they still have plenty to offer—and for a lot less dough.” Berea College, Kentucky: The price is right—...http://www.newser.com/story/67412/niche-colleges-priced-right.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 22 Aug 2009 5:21:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64727/calif-budget-crisis-cripples-uc-system.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCalifornia's budget crisis has taken an $813 million toll on its famed UC system, Time reports. The University of California's 10 campuses are attempting to deal with the 20% budget cut by instituting mandatory furloughs for 80% of staff, drastically cutting or even freezing new hires, and increasing tuition by...http://www.newser.com/story/64727/calif-budget-crisis-cripples-uc-system.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 18 Jul 2009 13:48:41 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63696/new-gi-bill-pays-out-big-in-some-states-zilch-in-others.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe new GI bill going into effect Aug. 1 is the biggest expansion of the program since World War II, but the benefits are far from uniform, the AP reports. The new system determines the money a vet gets for college on a state-by-state basis. Full tuition is guaranteed at...http://www.newser.com/story/63696/new-gi-bill-pays-out-big-in-some-states-zilch-in-others.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Jul 2009 17:15:01 CDT