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Published: 12/15/09

Iowa Students Feel the Pinch of University Budget Cuts

By  Kate Foley - Politics Daily
Iowa Students Feel the Pinch of University Budget Cuts

Holiday shopping just got more more difficult for Iowa college students this year. Thanks to state funding cutbacks, many students will be spending a little less on gifts and a little more on tuition. Iowa Gov. Chet Culver approved a $522 million budget cut on Oct. 28, erasing 10 percent of funds from each of Iowa's 28 state departments. Well over half the cuts -- $332 million -- came out of educational funding, which covers everything from grade schools to universities. Though the reductions affect students at both private and state colleges, state-funded schools are suffering more ...

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