Haslam Won’t Block Tuition Hikes
Gov. Bill Haslam doesn’t plan to stand in the way of proposed tuition hikes at Tennessee’s two higher education systems.
The Republican governor plans to attend the University of Tennessee’s board of trustees meeting in Knoxville on Thursday, where tuition hikes are on the agenda.
Haslam said earlier this week that he expects to vote for the increases even though he wants the schools to find longer-term solutions to their funding problems.
The University of Tennessee system has proposed a 12 percent hike in tuition at the flagship campus in Knoxville, and 10 percent increases at the Martin and Chattanooga campuses.
Tuition increases at community colleges and four-year schools in the Board of Regents system are pegged at between 9 percent and 12 percent.
