Between 2008 and 2012, 29 of the 50 states decreased their direct funding of public colleges and universities, with seven of them dropping by more than 20 percent in constant dollars. (Three states increased their spending by more than 20 percent.) Because public college enrollments grew significantly during this period, the state funding per student dropped more significantly, with declines of more than 20 percent in 20 states and dips of between 5 and 20 percent in 18 others… The states’ disinvestment has disproportionately hurt less-wealthy students and the colleges and universities that serve more of those students, the report says.

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by Doug Lederman, Inside Higher Ed.

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