The Connecticut State Board of Regents for Higher Education is planning on releasing their proposals for dealing with potential budget shortfalls in February. Tell the Board of Regents to take tuition hikes off the table, and support increasing student representation on the Board.
Why is this important?
I was alarmed when I heard that the state's budget gap might result in large tuition increases (3 to 14 percent) for students at Connecticut's Colleges and Universities like me. It could mean a hike of more than a thousand dollars in tuition. This would make going to school next semester significantly harder for me, and, and impossible for many. What makes the matter even more upsetting is that students, who are most impacted by these decisions, have a diminishing voice on the Board of Regents (only 2 of the 19 members). This is unacceptable.
Connecticut Working Families