Our View: Eliminate middleman to alleviate college loans

Source: spokesman.com Posted By: Peter 5454 days ago

In the past decade, average college tuition has increased by twice the rate of inflation, and those were the good years. Students at Washington state’s four-year universities can expect to see increases of up to 14 percent in each of the next two years. Those at community and technical colleges will see 7 percent bumps.

Meanwhile, tax-exempt college savings plans have plummeted with the stock market. Total assets fell 21 percent last year, according to finaid.org, a financial aid Web site. Washington....

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