By AP/KWMU
Springfield, ILL. – Illinois lawmakers have passed legislation aimed at curbing escalating tuition costs at public colleges and universities.
The measure headed to the governor would freeze each student's tuition. A senior, for example, would pay the same tuition he or she paid as a freshman.
Schools would still be able to increase tuition; but those hikes would only apply to each new class of freshmen.
Gov. Rod Blagojevich says he supports the idea of a tuition cap. Illinois universities have been raising tuition sharply, in part, because the state has reduced support for higher education.