Tuition costs at UMass should — and can — go down

Since 2008, tuition at Massachusetts public four year colleges has increased more than 21 percent, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. In June, the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees voted to raise tuition and fees for the 2015-16 academic year by more than 5 percent. Students, faculty, Senate President Stan Rosenberg (D-Amherst) and Republican Governor Charlie Baker all called for the hike to be rescinded. With in-state residential students at UMass-Amherst payi

Since 2008, tuition at Massachusetts public four year colleges has increased more than 21 percent, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. In June, the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees voted to raise tuition and fees for the 2015-16 academic year by more than 5 percent. Students, faculty, Senate President Stan Rosenberg (D-Amherst) and Republican Governor Charlie Baker all called for the hike to be rescinded. With in-state residential students at UMass-Amherst payi…