Food courts have supplanted dining halls, and sparkling new gyms have weight rooms that often are far swanker than at Bally's. There are those who analyze the rising costs of education and see a nefarious process at work. The most prestigious schools, he says, keep prices high because they can. As America's population becomes more diverse and schools are expected to handle more noneducation demands, K-12 costs are projected to rise even faster over the next decade. The growth of the higher ed price tag, however, is projected to slow a little bit.
Colleges play by the rules of a market economy, after all.
And as the government becomes stingier with grants, it seems even many Chivas schools are starting to hear from folk who say that Cutty Sark will do, thank you very much. Linda Perlstein covers education for The Post's Metro section.