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		blawson on May 29, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Colleges face student lawsuits seeking refunds aft... States pay for higher education systems as a part of their budget. From https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article239..., $800 million from North Carolina tax payers to universities it sounds like. Meanwhile, Germany is re-introducing fees for non EU residents: https://www.studying-in-germany.org/germany-will-reintroduce....

barry-cotter on May 30, 2020 [–]

> Meanwhile, Germany is re-introducing fees for non EU residents:

€1500 per semester. Nothing compared to zzz USA or even UK fees.

red_admiral on May 30, 2020 | [–]

That's how the UK fees started under Blair. Then Cameron came in, the principle of free education had already been abandoned, so all he had to do was tweak the price.

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