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	GOP Trying to Force Families to Pay More for College Campaign for America's Future "House Republicans late last week introduced the College Access and Opportunity Act, legislation that will stick college graduates with higher and variable interest rates on university loans. This will load more costs onto young students, even though student debt levels have doubled in the last ten years, and are likely to rise even higher with public college tuition rates soaring — up 14 percent this past year alone."


	Trends in College Pricing (807k PDF) College Board For low-income families the ratio of price to income leaped to 71 percent in 2003-04.


	The Rising Price of Higher Education National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education Public higher education tuition has soared in recent years as state spending for colleges and universities has dropped sharply.


	Responding to the Crisis in College Opportunity National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education Proposes short-term emergency measures and long-term priorities for governors and legislators to consider for funding higher education during the current lean budget years.


	Percent of Family Income Needed to Pay for College The National Information Center for Higher Ed. Policymaking & Analysis Maps, graphs, and data on various affordability measures.

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