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garrick, david. "lowering tution not enough to make college affordable." __google.com__. 2007. 3 Apr 2009 .-AH
 * 1) Tuition continues to rise. The price of higher education has nearly doubled over the past 15 years and continues to rise. The average annual cost of attending private and public institutions in 1995 was $17,000 and $6,000, respectively, when room and board were included.-AH
 * 2) The lowest tuition in the nation has not been enough to make community college affordable for many young Californians.-AH
 * 3) The state's high cost of living and rapid increases in rent, textbook prices and health care have made it steadily more difficult for California students to afford college, published by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education.-AH
 * 4) Tuition continues to rise. The price of higher education has nearly doubled over the past 15 years and continues to rise.-AH
 * 5) all federal aid have fallen by 35%-AH
 * 6) instead of lowering tution, they would rather higher financail aid-AH
 * 7) full time comunity college in california is roughly 5,000 a semester-AH
 * 8) While overall inflation has increased about 16 percent in California during the last five years, California rental costs have increased 25 percent, and national costs for health care and textbooks have risen even faster.-AH

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 * 1) A federal law passed by Congress in 2007, the College Cost Reduction Act, will increace the amount of aid available to many students. The average out-of-pocket cost to attend a four-year college education has gone up as well, even for students receiving aid.-AH
 * 2) The growing gap between scholarships and grants and college costs is forcing more families into the private loan market and increasing student debt loads after graduation. That makes shopping for the best student loan more important than ever. -AH
 * 3) The College Board, a nonprofit association of schools that administers tests including the SAT, says college prices rose about 6 percent for the 2006-07 school year over the previous year, higher than the rate of inflation. Prices are up 35 percent over a five-year period, the Board said. -AH
 * 4) Tuition and fees in 2006-07 averaged $22,218 at four-year private colleges and universities-AH
 * 5) The room and bored raised the bill to $30,367-AH
 * 6) For private-school students, grants and tax benefits lowered the bill to $13,200.-AH
 * 7) The Act also helps lower the cost of borrowing by gradually cutting interest rates in half on federally subsidized loans over the next five years, from 6.8 percent for loans made through July 1, 2008, to 3.4 percent for loans made from July 1, 2011, to July 1, 2012.-AH

[] To gather more information in preparation for a final batch of more specific recommendations that must be given to Beshear in September, the group has ordered several in-depth studies to be conducted by the Council on Postsecondary Education.-AH > Costs of all college-related expenses are rising.-AH
 * 1) A lawmaker is drafting legislation aimed at lowering college students' textbook bills, which would be the first step in a series of recommendations to make a Kentucky college education more affordable. -AH
 * 2) Rep. Carl Rollins, D-Midway, the newly named House Education Committee chairman, is writing a bill that would require textbook dealers at public universities to break up bundled products, such as textbooks that come with CDs, so that students could buy only what they need.-AH
 * 3) The legislation would require publishers to include a summary of revisions to each edition of a textbook so that professors can see the differences before deciding whether to assign a revised version to students.-AH
 * 4) "Whenever you change editions, then the person who has the old one can't sell them. And the bookstore won't buy them," Rollins said-AH
 * 5) Noting that textbook costs are a huge concern to students. -AH
 * 6) His bill represents one of the first results of a working group established by Gov. Steve Beshear to figure out ways to expand access to college and make it more affordable. -AH
 * 7) The group signed off on its first round of recommendations, which it will submit to Beshear.-AH

lewis, tom. "higher learning... lower tuition bill." __google.com__. 2009. 3 Apr 2009 .-TDowling
 * 1) the average cost of an in-state student is $7,662 a year.TDowling
 * 2) the average cost of an out-of-state student is $18,529 per year.-TDowling
 * 3) since the advanced placement programs are becoming more popular. if you pass the final exam... you get a full college credit.-TDowling
 * 4) over 3200 colleges are perticipating in this just in connecticut.-TDowling
 * 5) if a students get 15 ap classes then their college costs can be cut majorlly.-TDowling
 * 6) Tunxis Community College- $1,492.-TDowling
 * 7) Central Connecticut State University- $7,042.-TDowling
 * 8) University of Connecticut- $7,200.-TDowling
 * 9) some cost can be cut down to as low as $87.-TDowling

pope, justin. __congress pushes for lower tuition cost__. october 2007 4-6-09 .
 * 1) a movement in Congress to force the wealthiest schools to spend more of their money to keep down tuition-TDowling
 * 2) yale earned 28 percent over the year.increasing the school endownment to $22.5 billion overall-TDowling
 * 3) harvard the worlds wealthiest university with $34.9 billion, beat the market again with a 23 percent return-TDowling
 * 4) There also were good returns for smaller schools such as Bowdoin (24.4 percent) and William & Mary (19.2 percent).TDowling
 * 5) while those numbers were coming out, some members of the Senate Finance Committee in Washington were wondering aloud why the rise in endowments isn't stemming tuition increases.-TDowling
 * 6) At a hearing, lawmakers batted around the idea of forcing at least some of the wealthier colleges to spend more savings on reducing costs.-TDowling
 * 7) In the mid-1990s, a billion-dollar endowment was a mark of the financial elite, a club with just 17 schools in its ranks.-TDowling
 * 8) By last year, 62 colleges had hit the mark. Within a few years there will likely be 100.-TDowling
 * 9) Private foundations are required by law to spend at least 5 percent of their endowments each year on their missions-TDowling
 * 10) public charities - a category that includes colleges - face no such requirement.-TDowling
 * 11) Holding colleges to the same standard is an idea that clearly interests Iowa Republican Sen. Charles Grassley, the minority leader of the Senate Finance Committee and Capitol Hill's closest scrutinizer of nonprofits-TDowling
 * 12) colleges spent on average 4.6 percent from their endowments last year, according to the latest figures from National Association of College and University Business Officers-TDowling
 * 13) if the billionaire colleges alone spent the full 5 percent, that would mean an extra $1.5 billion available annually for financial aid-TDowling
 * 14) He says such a requirement would be fair, given that colleges are allowed to invest tax-free.-TDowling
 * 15) That perk has boosted many endowments by billions and carries an obligation to public service-TDowling
 * 16) Higher education officials were angry they weren't allowed to speak out against the proposal at a hearing last month, but submitted their own testimony last week, arguing they spend plenty on public service and that endowments aren't simply savings accounts that can be tapped at any time for any reason.-TDowling
 * 17) Yale is slated to get more than third of it's annual budget - $843 million - from its endowment this year.TDowling
 * 18) because its investments did so well, that's only about 3.7 percent of the endowment.TDowling

saxton, jim. "College Affordability: Tuition Tax Credits." __google.com__. 1997. 3 Apr 2009 . -BB
 * 1) The average annual cost of attending private and public institutions in 1995 was $17,000 and $6,000, respectively, when room and board were included.-BB
 * 2) The participation gap between low- and high-income students is widening.-BB
 * 3) The market for higher education is distorted. The structure of federal aid allows private institutions to price discriminate so that colleges can extract the maximum amount of revenue from each student and raise their prices above the competitive level.- BB
 * 4) Government savings can be diverted to grants and other need-based programs for the poor- BB
 * 5) Families that use their own financial assets to pay for higher education will be motivated to make more responsible decisions regarding where their children go to school and what programs they enter, thus maximizing their children's educational return. - BB
 * 6) In recent weeks, a string of colleges and universities have announced enviable investment results. Leading the way was Yale, which earned 28 percent over the year ending June 30, increasing the school's endowment to $22.5 billion overall.- BB
 * 7) According to recently released reports from the College Board, most students and their families can expect to pay, on average, from $108 to $1,398 more than last year for this year's tuition and fees, depending on the type of college.- BB

pope, justin. __Iowa State Daily__. octber, 16, 2007 Iowa State. April, 6, 2009 . Only about 3% of Baylor's undergraduates currently participate, but the school says it is seeing more interest in the program.- BB
 * 1) Higher education officials were angry they weren't allowed to speak out against the proposal at a hearing last month, but submitted their own testimony last week, arguing they spend plenty on public service and that endowments aren't simply savings accounts that can be tapped at any time for any reason. - BB
 * 2) But the underlying issue is that the proposal would represent a major encroachment by Washington into university affairs. Colleges oppose government involvement in anything from how they teach to the criteria they use in admissions. - BB
 * 3) If the prices of those two products went up as much as college tuition has since 1980, consumers would all be emptying their pockets at the gas pump and in the grocery store.- BB
 * 4) Colleges and universities hauled in cash by the billions last year. The endowment funds at 62 institutions of higher learning earned $1 billion or more, according to The Associated Press. And more schools are expected to join the billionaire club within the next few years. - BB
 * 5) Such figures have caused some policymakers to consider requiring the nation's wealthiest universities to spend at least five percent of their endowments every year on lowering tuition costs, the same amount charitable foundations must spend, or be subjected to federal taxes.- BB
 * 6) The most selective schools have been steadily raising their tuition. Until now they've been ignoring the rising volume of complaints from middle-class parents of high-achieving kids who say that tuition, room and board at an elite private college, which now costs more than $40,000 a year in many places, is too high.- BB
 * 7) They've also been ignoring many enrollment specialists who have long warned that elite schools may soon have a two-tier student body: full-paying students from the top echelons of wealth and lower-income kids supported by generous financial aid packages.- BB
 * 8) Many also are increasing their financial aid budgets as the overall cost for top-ranked schools nears $49,000 a year, including room and board.- BB
 * 9) In recent years, private-college tuition across the country rose an average of about 6% annually, according to the College Board.- BB
 * 10) Some critics say that more schools could have frozen fees if they had cut administrative costs more deeply and required faculty to teach more courses.- BB
 * 11) That would bring an average UC undergraduate bill to $8,670, not including housing, books and other expenses, which can add up to $12,000 to $14,000. Average undergraduate fees for Cal State would be $4,150, not including living costs.- BB
 * 12) Nationwide, most public colleges are expected to raise fees between 4% and 9% for the coming year, according to Daniel Hurley, director of state relations and policy analysis for the American Assn. of State Colleges and Universities. There will be wide variations, he said, ranging from proposals to freeze tuition in Maryland to hikes of up to 15% at some Florida schools.- BB
 * 13) Hurley said he expects enrollment demand to increase at public colleges because even with such fee increases, they remain much cheaper than private colleges.- BB
 * 14) Semester tuition for a full-time community college student in California, which was recently decreased from $312 to $240, amounts to only 5 percent of the roughly $5,000 in total semester expenses that a student faces, according to the study.
 * 15) Using the California Consumer Price Index, the report's authors concluded that the value of state-funded college grants has shrunk from $5,190 to $1,551 in the last two decades.- BB
 * 16) Many also are increasing their financial aid budgets as the overall cost for top-ranked schools nears $49,000 a year, including room and board.- BB
 * 17) USC, for example, plans to raise its undergraduate tuition for the coming year by about 3.9%, to $38,570 before living costs, while also increasing money available for financial aid by 8%.- BB

"Tuition Increases Continue to Slow at Public Colleges According to the College Board's 2006 Reports on College Pricing and Financial Aid." __press releases__ 24 10 06. http://www.collegeboard.com/press/releases/150634.html. 7 4 09. 4-7-09 .
 * 1) Pushing for the legislation to hold schools “accountable for skyrocketing college costs.” -TDabbs
 * 2) Smaller colleges, that don’t have huge endowments, may be the most affected. -TDabbs
 * 3) Published tuition and fee charges at four year public colleges average $5,836 in 2006-2007. -TDabbs
 * 4) Four-year public colleges increased in average tuition and fees slowed for the third year in a row. -TDabbs
 * 5) The average total tution, fee, room, and board charges for in-state students are $12,796. -TDabbs
 * 6) Full time students enrolled in four-year colleges pay on average $2,700 in net tution and fees. -TDabbs
 * 7) Published tution and fee charges at four-year private colleges average $22,218 in 2006-2007. -TDabbs
 * 8) The $1,238 increase over 2005-06 represents an increase of 5.9 percent. -TDabbs
 * 9) The average tution, fee, room, and board charges at private four-year colleges are $30,367. -TDabbs
 * 10) Students enrolled in private four-year colleges pay on average about $13,000 in net tution and fees. -TDabbs
 * 11) Published tuition and fee charges at **two-year public colleges** average $2,272, $90 more than last year. -TDabbs
 * 12) The 4.1 percent increase is less than one-half of one percentage point above the rate of inflation. -TDabbs
 * 13) After grants and tax benefits are considered, full-time students enrolled in public two-year colleges and universities pay less than $100 on average in net tuition and fees. -TDabbs
 * 14) Tuition and fees represent only a fraction of the total cost of attending colleges. -TDabbs
 * 15) When living costs and other education-related expenses are considered, tuition and fees constitute 67 percent of the total budget for full-time students enrolled in four-year private colleges. -TDabbs
 * 16) Tuition and fee prices are still up 35% from 5 years ago. -TDabbs
 * 17) The increase in average tuition and fees for two-year public colleges in 2006-2007 are slightly above the inflation rate. -TDabbs
 * 18) Total student aid increased by 3.7% to $134.8 billion in 2005-2006. -TDabbs
 * 19) Tax benefits favor middle and upper income families over lower income families. -TDabbs
 * 20) 46 percent of the benefit goes to taxpayers with incomes below $50,000. -TDabbs
 * 21) 54 percent goes to higher income taxpayers. -TDabbs
 * 22) The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) is pushing towards getting almost 9,500 signatures from the district in order to get an initiative on the ballot that lowers student fees. -TDabbs
 * 23) The initiative would help make community college districts and the Board of Governors independent from the K-12 school districts. -TDabbs
 * 1) The initiative would help make community college districts and the Board of Governors independent from the K-12 school districts. -TDabbs