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House panel to scrutinize Ched’s OK of tuition hikes By Gerry Baldo and Rocky Nazareno 04/26/2012

Thursday, April 26, 2012

House panel to scrutinize Ched’s OK of tuition hikes

By Gerry Baldo and Rocky Nazareno 04/26/2012
The Commission on Higher Education (Ched) is now under scrutiny by the House committee on higher and technical education for granting the petitions for higher tuition of 222 private colleges and universities.

Aurora Rep. Sonny Angara, the chairman of the House panel for higher education, said Congress could exercise its oversight function to determine if the average 10-percent tuition increases are reasonable.

“Oversight power is what we exercise, we do not have the power under the law to reverse their decision, but we can check if the law is being complied with,” Angara said following complaints that the hikes would cause higher drop-out rates among college students..... MORE

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URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/metro/20120426met1.html

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