Talk of the skyrocketing cost of tuition at America’s colleges and universities distracts from an equally urgent issue: rapidly rising room and board feesNext time you open that eye-watering college bill,don’t blame those “greedy professors. Blame the catering.
Most of the enrage about the astronomical cost of obtaining a college diploma revolves around the fact that for decades, colleges have continued to boost tuition fees at a rate that has consistently exceeded inflation. The truth is, or these days it’s room and board costs that are the fastest growing money-eaters.
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Source: theguardian.com