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Re:Colleges face student lawsuits seeking refunds after coro... by blawson on Friday May 29, 2020 @05:09PM (#23355583)
States pay for higher education systems as a part of their budget.

From https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article239..., $800 million from North Carolina tax payers to universities it sounds like.

Meanwhile, Germany is re-introducing fees for non EU residents: https://www.studying-in-germany.org/germany-will-reintroduce....

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Re:Colleges face student lawsuits seeking refunds after coro... by barry-cotter on Friday May 29, 2020 @08:20PM (#23357206)
> Meanwhile, Germany is re-introducing fees for non EU residents:

€1500 per semester. Nothing compared to zzz USA or even UK fees.

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Re:Colleges face student lawsuits seeking refunds after coro... by red_admiral on Saturday May 30, 2020 @06:51AM (#23360196)
That's how the UK fees started under Blair. Then Cameron came in, the principle of free education had already been abandoned, so all he had to do was tweak the price.
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