Skepticism among lawmakers in Congress that colleges are adequately trying to control costs may hinder legislation that would extend tax breaks for higher education, according to the chairman of the influential Senate Finance Committee. Senator Max S. Baucus said skepticism on Capitol Hill has been fueled by anger over multimillion-dollar coaches'…

Every time college tuition goes up $100, it can cost federal taxpayers $100-$200,000,000. Testifying before a congressional committee, the director of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities urged Congress to develop student aid programs which do not encourage colleges to raise student costs. (Author/SJL)

York's president, Robert V. Iosue, believes colleges are wasting money in a variety of ways, including faculty salaries and employment of too many high-level administrators. He sees his colleagues as not appreciating his dissenting views. (MLW)

College officials cite a desire to improve salaries and benefits of faculty and higher prices for library materials and computers as the main reasons for increases in tuition for next year. In recent years, tuition rates have outpaced inflation as measured by the Higher Education Price Index. (MLW)

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Increases in tuition around the country range from five percent to eight percent this fall, but will probably slow next year. Public and private colleges give different reasons for the increases. (MSE)

Lower-than-anticipated returns in the bond market and higher-than-expected tuition increases have forced Duquesne University to discontinue the nation's first prepaid-tuition program and is causing other institutions to reevaluate the idea. However, interest remains high among some. (MSE)

The viability of prepaid tuition plans and whether they would unreasonably limit the choices of institutions students could attend are discussed. Many state legislatures are studying the plans; some favor bond plans because they allow students more choice. (MLW)

Student costs for college will increase again next year, along with the debate over the need for the rapid rise. Issues such as the diminishing status of higher education among public and policymakers and proposed federal student aid changes pinned to school cost containment are sparking increased conflict. (MSE)

States are moving away from plans allowing parents to pay for their children's education at a fixed rate years in advance, instead looking at plans that simply help parents save money. Of the nine guaranteed-tuition programs, only three are in operation, and some are pressing for a national program. (MSE)

The annual meeting of the College Board focused on some of the most controversial issues facing higher education including: productivity, accountability, prepaid tuition plans, Guaranteed Student Loan (GSL) program, and one alternative to the G.S.L.--students could borrow from the government and then pay a higher Social Security tax. (MLW)

Widespread reports of substantial tuition increases have generated an atmosphere of crisis, but state colleges are reassuring parents that the costs affect relatively few people and are illogically affecting state tuition policies. (MSE)

Michigan's legislature has approved the only statewide plan to allow parents to prepay their child's tuition to any of the state colleges, state universities, or community colleges. Prepayment may begin any time from the child's birth until his or her 18th birthday, and the money will be invested in a trust. (MSE)

The issue of sex equity in college athletics was brought to a head in 1987 in a decision by Washington state's Supreme Court in a case brought against Washington State University by former female athletes and coaches. To add two women's programs, the university asked the Legislature for additional money. (MLW)

Indiana University is offering parents the opportunity to purchase credit hours at 1988 rates and use them for their children's college education after 1990. The university will place money from certificate sales in a trust managed by an independent financial adviser, who will invest the funds. (MLW)