[crusty old prospector]

From the article: The average in-state cost of a four-year degree in Texas, including books, is roughly $30,000.

You are only off by a mere 50%. I have been paying for college for four straight years at two different schools and it is between $15-$18,000.

[EDINVA]

hey, *I* didn’t write the article !!!

Originally, I thought he was referring to an annual cost that seemed mighty steep for a state school. Then decided to look further and run comparables to other state university systems’ flagships. Not a HUGE difference among them.

Still, if Perry can push down the costs AND improve outcomes, and there are lots of ways in this day and age to do that, more power to him! Certainly he’s begun ‘the conversation’ that needs to be held.

I still can’t get over the cost of textbooks. OMG. One son is taking a physics class at a local community college, and I made reference to the textbook costing $100. He could barely stop laughing at me.