CHARTER SCHOOL INITIATIVE (HB1359)
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To: Governor Mark Warner and Members of the Virginia General Assembly
WE DEMAND THAT COLLEGE BE KEPT AFFORABLE FOR ALL CITIZENS OF THE COMMONWEALTH (HB 1359-Chartered Universities Initiative)
We, the undersigned, are concerned that the Charter Initiative permits the University of Virginia, William and Mary, and Virginia Tech to raise tuition for in-state students to market rate without obligating these same institutions to increase financial aid for lower- and middle-income students. We request that the Legislature and the Governor NOT grant tuition-setting authority to these schools without also obligating them to increase financial aid in step with tuition. While there are valid arguments for raising tuition to one degree or another, a college education must remain affordable for Commonwealth citizens of modest means.
WE DEMAND THAT COLLEGE BE KEPT AFFORABLE FOR ALL CITIZENS OF THE COMMONWEALTH (HB 1359-Chartered Universities Initiative)
We, the undersigned, are concerned that the Charter Initiative permits the University of Virginia, William and Mary, and Virginia Tech to raise tuition for in-state students to market rate without obligating these same institutions to increase financial aid for lower- and middle-income students. We request that the Legislature and the Governor NOT grant tuition-setting authority to these schools without also obligating them to increase financial aid in step with tuition. While there are valid arguments for raising tuition to one degree or another, a college education must remain affordable for Commonwealth citizens of modest means.
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As a student who is able to attend school only because of financial aid, I cannot emphasize how important providing adequate financial aid is.
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College affordability is crucial to economic justice and social mobility -- for the sake of the diversity of my friends and classmates, please support our cause!
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Virginia is so lucky to have the kind of quality public education that it has at the University level. It would truly be a shame to lose future students due to a lack of funds.
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