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Plan To Freeze Tuition — When Students Enter Tennessee Universities — Fails

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A plan to freeze tuition rates — when students enter public universities as freshmen — has failed in the state legislature.

The proposal was billed as combating runaway tuition. Supporters also said it would help families plan for college by locking in rates when students first enroll at the University of Tennessee and other four-year schools.

The idea was backed by the chairwoman of the Senate Education Committee. But it was rejected Wednesday by a panel in the Tennessee House.

Opponents said it would create a financial hardship for universities. They also said freezing tuition for one class would just drive up costs for future classes.

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Chas Sisk, Senior Editor

Chas joined WPLN in 2015 and became an editor in 2018. Previously, he covered state politics for Nashville Public Radio and The Tennessean, and he’s also reported on communities, politics and business for a variety of publications in Massachusetts, New York and Washington, D.C. Chas grew up in South Carolina and attended Columbia University, where he studied economics and journalism.

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