Oregon public higher education will cost more next year. Which seems to be the story every year.
Southern Oregon University backed off its highest estimates of next year's tuition; it will not be 13.5 percent. But the projected 10 percent increase still makes the hike in double digits. Linda Schott is the President of SOU; she joins us to talk about the many factors that go into a tuition hike, and how campus leaders juggle budget needs, student needs, and the decisions of state legislators.