An educator known for his blunt opinions argues that college costs ought to be shouldered by those who profit from a college education—the students. John R. Silber offers a plan that, if adopted by Congress, might make that possible.
State legislatures, says the president of an embattled independent university, are wasting millions of tax dollars to provide education that is already available—and functioning at a high level of efficiencyin colleges and universities that are not beneficiaries of the public purse. Here are some thoughts on how to keep those independent schools in business and save tax money in the bargain.