CNN's 'In The Money' Laments 'Soaring' College Costs with Extreme Example

admin — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 21:38:54 +0000

Rachel Waters

College costs are on congressional Democrats’ “first 100 hours” agenda for their legislative control, starting in January. And on December 16, CNN’s “In the Money” hyped the issue in advance.

The segment was nothing but a blame game. Anchor Christine Romans invited John Strassburger, president of Ursinus College, to discuss his institution’s recent 18-percent tuition hike. Instead of questioning this unique cost jump, Romans speculated about the national state of financial aid and focused on alarming statistics about college pricing trends.

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CNN's 'In The Money' Laments 'Soaring' College Costs with Extreme Example