The
details of nearly $20 million in cuts to this year’s Vermont budget were released this morning. The cuts are being recommended to offset a
drop in state revenues.
The College Board’s annual
survey "Trends in College Pricing" lists Vermont’s average in-state
tuition at $11,341, up 8.1 percent from the year before.
Congressman
Peter Welch is looking for ways to help drive down the escalating cost of
getting a college education. One
of his ideas would have required colleges to spend more of their endowments.
And it got a swift reaction.
VPR’s
Ross Sneyd reports.