On AlterNet: tuition

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How Students Landed on the Front Lines of Class War

Juan Cole, Truthdig. November 23, 2011.

University students find themselves victimized by the same neoliberal agenda that has created the current economic crisis.

Is the Near-Trillion-Dollar Student Loan Bubble About to Pop?

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. September 21, 2011.

Student loans have been going up since the recession began--and now defaults are up too. Something has to be done, but what?

Progress? California Passes Second Half of Dream Act

Seth Hoy, Immigration Impact. September 15, 2011.

AB 131 vastly expanded undocumented students' access to in-state college and university funds, but restrictionists are quick to inaccurately call it expensive.

Free College on Wall Street's Tab? 5 Reasons the Finance Sector Should Pay for Full Tuition at Public Universities

Les Leopold, AlterNet. May 17, 2011.

We are the richest country in the world, and we have the means to create employment for the 20 million who are without work.

Is American Higher Ed Screwed? Conservatives Try to Privatize College As Tuition Soars

Daniel Denvir, AlterNet. January 22, 2011.

The economic crisis has created an opportunity for attacks on public institutions. Universities are not immune.

Higher Education Should Be Free -- And We Need a Movement to Make It So

Liza Featherstone, The Nation. June 16, 2009.

Why not take the meritocratic promise of this country at face value and try to make it real?

A Crisis of Affordability: How Our Public Colleges Are Turning into Gated Communities for the Wealthy

Andy Kroll, TomDispatch.com. April 3, 2009.

Attending a four-year public college may soon be out of reach for all but the wealthiest. This is the greatest assault yet to the American dream.

Financial Crisis Sends Tuition Costs Sky-High as Colleges Face Crunch

Pedro de la Torre III, Campus Progress. December 31, 2008.

Not everyone is suffering equally: low and middle income students are particularly vulnerable in the current economic environment.