Locking in unaffordable tuition won’t make it affordable
Rep. Rick Jeffares, a state senator from Henry County, is proposing a plan that attempts to reduce college costs for Georgia students. The plan would lock in tuition for incoming freshmen during their next four years at school, preventing hiking tuition rates as students work on their degrees. But is simply locking the exorbitant price of tuition enough to help students? Median federal loan debt for Georgia students seeking a bachelor’s degree has more than