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-- Legislation to allow some PA State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) institutions to privatize could cost thousands of Pennsylvania families access to a high quality, affordable college education, leaders of the CLEAR Coalition said today.
The legislation would permit PASSHE universities with more than 7,000 students to leave the state system under certain prescribed conditions. The universities would then be considered "state-related" which would result in skyrocketing tuition costs.
"So many middle class and working families are struggling to make ends meet and pay college tuition bills. This legislation would make it that much more difficult for these hard-working Pennsylvania families," said Dave Fillman, Executive Director of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 13 and Chair of the CLEAR Coalition.
"Our kids deserve better. Our families deserve better. Lawmakers need to focus instead on funding our colleges at the proper levels, not making it more expensive to attend," said Rick Bloomingdale, President of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO.
Pennsylvania students pay $6,622 per year in tuition to attend a PASSHE school. If, for instance, West Chester University is allowed to privatize and operate like a state-related school, tuition for Pennsylvania residents could exceed $17,000.
CLEAR Coalition Opposes Push to Privatize PASSHE -- HARRISBURG, Pa., March 11, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --
The legislation would permit PASSHE universities with more than 7,000 students to leave the state system under certain prescribed conditions. The universities would then be considered "state-related" which would result in skyrocketing tuition costs.
"So many middle class and working families are struggling to make ends meet and pay college tuition bills. This legislation would make it that much more difficult for these hard-working Pennsylvania families," said Dave Fillman, Executive Director of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Council 13 and Chair of the CLEAR Coalition.
"Our kids deserve better. Our families deserve better. Lawmakers need to focus instead on funding our colleges at the proper levels, not making it more expensive to attend," said Rick Bloomingdale, President of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO.
Pennsylvania students pay $6,622 per year in tuition to attend a PASSHE school. If, for instance, West Chester University is allowed to privatize and operate like a state-related school, tuition for Pennsylvania residents could exceed $17,000.
CLEAR Coalition Opposes Push to Privatize PASSHE -- HARRISBURG, Pa., March 11, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --
