18 Public Universities in Pa. agree to hold down tuition increases in return for no more budget cuts
The attached link says that the Presidents of the 18 state-related and state-owned universities have committed to hold down tuition increases to the rate of inflation -- in return for the State Senate having approved a revised budget that would hold their state funding level.
The State Senate's alternative budget actually had relatively strong bi-partisan support.
Corbett had proposed a second year of slashing of the universities' state funding, and has said he would like to eventually eliminate all of their state funding.
http://www.paschoolfunding.org/2012/05/senate-budget-has-deal-to-limit-state-funded-college-tuition-hikes-administration-opposed-spending-hike/
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"Meanwhile, lawmakers say they've secured commitments from the presidents of 18 state-supported universities, including Penn State, Temple and Pitt, to keep 2012-13 tuition increases at or below the rate of inflation if lawmakers wipe out Corbett's proposal to cut 20 percent -- $230 million combined -- from their annual share of taxpayer aid."
http://triblive.com/state/pennsylvania/1514132-74/million-corbett-proposal-senate-public-state-cut-cuts-percent-republican
