Colleges Seek New Ways to Fund Tuition for Middle Class
Colleges across the United States respond to rising tuition and reduced federal aid by boosting loans and offering pre payment plans. Case Western Reserve and Marietta College join Washington University in letting families pre pay four years with no future hikes, while many schools tap endowments to back loans. Some institutions hold or freeze tuition. others divvy up funds to cover expected gaps, with concerns about long term effects on higher education funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Mitgang
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Beloit College
Beloit
Wis
Reagan
Virginia Hodgkinson
National Institute of Independent Colleges and Universities
Washington University of St. Louis
Case Western
Marietta College
Marietta
Ohio
Washington University
John Biggs
Biggs
Harvard University
Jack Peltason
American Council of Education
Gardner-Webb College
Boiling Springs
N.C
Whitman College
Walla Walla
Wash
Dickinson College
Carlisle
Loyola University
New Orleans
Mississippi State University
Robert L. Jones
Mississippi State
Jones
Adrian College
Adrian
Mich
Antioch College
Yellow Springs
William Birenbaum
Reagan Criticizes Statisticians Over Unemployment Numbers
President Reagan questions the Bureau of Labor Statistics methods claiming seasonal adjustments hide true job trends. He cites March unemployment rising in adjusted figures while raw data show fewer jobless. Officials defend the adjustments as accurate and discuss CPI and wholesale price revisions affecting inflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Geneva
Ill
Janet Norwood
Bureau
Also Mentioned on This Page
Conducted By
MS. Carroll Bailey
General Motors Training Center
AL Wagner
Chevrolet Service
Stinnett
Chevrolet & Olds Inc
Ottawa
iThe Conpet Warehouse
Franklin County
U.S
Farm Bureau Insurance
Tom Bunch
Kansas Insurance Department
Farm Bureau
Bob Robbins