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Re:Expert predicts 25% of colleges will fail in the next 20 ... by Craighead on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @12:44AM (#20936624)
Not even a little bit.
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Re:Expert predicts 25% of colleges will fail in the next 20 ... by paulddraper on Wednesday September 11, 2019 @07:13AM (#20938716)
Alright, looks like my "decade" time period was off. State/local funding for 2-4 year institutions did in fact increase 2% from 2007 to 2017 [1], but that figure is negative after adjusting for 18% cumulative inflation.

It's been rising more recently though.

2012-2017 had a 15% increase (20% per student), with only 7% cumulative inflation.

Either way, "defunded higher ed" is exaggerated.

[1] https://trends.collegeboard.org/college-pricing/figures-tabl...

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