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they're doing our business by showing up and participating. Until they change the system that they control, it's hard to feel sorry for either political side of the aisle.
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• The Daily Republic, Mitchell. May 17, 2012
• College tuition a problem that needs attention
• Escalating costs are endangering post-secondary education in South Dakota. We've been saying that for years.
• It's simple: As prices rise, South Dakota students may put extra consideration into attending school out of state.

• As prices rise, high school seniors may just opt to not pursue post-secondary education.
• As prices rise, those who do attend in-state schools will find they've accumulated a bit of debt that may be hard to overcome as they begin adulthood.
• All of the aforementioned scenarios are bad for South Dakota.
• Recently, members of the South Dakota Board of Regents were given a report that shows that our state's college fees have sprinted past the same fees paid in nearby states.
• For instance, tuition and fees for 30 credit hours for the 2012-13 school year will cost a resident undergrad at a state school between $7,320 and $8,406.
• That's more than resident students pay in Idaho, Montana, North Dakota and Wyoming, and more than several state campuses in Nebraska and Minnesota.
• Said Regent Jim Hansen: "We are still approaching what I consider dangerous territory in tuition and fees."
• This isn't new. Two years ago, it was reported that South Dakota leads the nation

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