Colleges want Louisiana lawmakers to surrender control over tuition - The Associated Press

Higher education leaders are again asking Louisiana lawmakers to give tuition-setting authority to college trustees. State Commissioner of Higher Education Jim Purcell asked legislators Thursday to consider ceding some control to the four management boards. He said $426 million in state budget cuts since 2008 make it difficult to maintain academic programs and retain faculty. Leaders asked the Legislature to surrender control over public college and university tuition, The Advocate reports. State Commissioner of Higher Education Jim Purcell asked legislators Thursday to consider ceding some control to the four management boards. He said $426 million in state budget cuts since 2008 make it difficult to maintain academic programs and retain faculty. http://www.nola.com/education/index.ssf/2012/10/colleges_want_louisiana_lawmak.html