Students plan tuition protest at State Board of Education meeting this morning
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Idaho college students say they will protest rising fees and tuition on Monday with a sit-in at the State Board of Education meeting.
In a news release sent Sunday, Jason Denizac of the Idaho Student Association says the protest will begin at the Capitol at 8 a.m. The board is scheduled to convene at 8:30 a.m. to set fees and tuition for the 2010-11 academic year in a meeting in the House & Senate Auditorium in the building’s new garden level.
Denizac said students will protest proposed increases, including Boise State University’s asking request for an 8.9% increase in overall tuition and fees, including a 14.7% increase in general tuition. This will cost full-time resident undergraduates an additional $457.50 per year, Denizac said in the release. Idaho State University is asking for a 9.9% increase.
The sit-in is being organized by the Idaho Student Association, a new state-wide, student-run grassroots organization. The Idaho Student Association was started this year by students from BSU and ISU in reaction to record tuition increases.
"The decision to raise fees was made with a considerable lack of deference to student opinion. We need to make sure that student voice is loud and present from now on so such decisions will not be made again
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