[syki]

If data showed that at regional state universities and community colleges the rise in tuition corresponded with the decrease in public funding per student then you wouldn’t believe it? Or that such data would mean nothing to you? Consider the linked article and keep in mind that enrollment in higher Ed has declined since 2008.

https://www.cbpp.org/research/state-budget-and-tax/state-hig...

[brunellus]

It’s a good question. I would be interested to know which economic forces drove the price changes.

I suspect that prices could still increase even in spite of public funding decreases due to the point in my original post.

But to me, all of these side effects can be thought of as fruit from a poisonous tree, and thus unjustified.