By Bob Katzen

Another bill before the Higher Education Committee would freeze the tuition and fees at all state colleges.

“I filed this important legislation because I believe the leadership of our public colleges and universities have utterly failed [to] reimagine how they fund their respective schools,” said sponsor Rep. Jeffrey Turco (D-Winthrop). “They continue to raise costs on working class students, drive up student loan balances and then join in calls to create student loan forgiveness programs. Instead, they could follow the lead of Purdue University, Indiana’s largest public university and freeze tuition and fees for the past 14 years. Real leadership can make this happen. In the absence of real leadership, this legislation is needed.”