As you pointed out the great increase in tuition is mostly from private colleges. In public schools the increase comes from declining state support. When I we

As you pointed out the great increase in tuition is mostly from private colleges. In public schools the increase comes from declining state support. When I went to school tuition paid 1/3 of the cost of my education. Today it is common for tuition to only cover 1/2 of the cost of education. Tuition is the way to make up the for the loss of state support. Tenure is not why colleges cost so much. Most teachers are not tenured and tenure is becoming less and less prevalent. The debate about tenure and its merits has nothing to do with the cost of college. EDIT: In the last paragraph I'm complaining about the article and not the post I'm responding to.