The Tampa Tribune reported today that Florida's oversight board for state run universities ordered the institutions under it to raise tuition by eight percent and begin cutting enrollment.

There are 11 public universities in Florida and they are faced jointly with a $147 million budget cut this fiscal year. Average class size is already above the national average. In fact, according to the Tribune, Florida's universities have the worst student teacher ratio of any state. So increasing class size is not really a solution to the system's financial problems.

The Univ. of Florida - Albert A Murphee Statue

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