Pssst: America’s private colleges have an idea to stop, and even reverse, their big annual increases in tuition. They say it would help ensure financial aid goes to the students who need it most.
All they want is for you to trust them. And an exemption from federal antitrust laws that ban consultation about prices and discounts among competitors in any industry.
So far this proposal, from the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, is only the subject of quiet talks between private-college lobbyists and congressional committees. Exempting anyone from antitrust law is likely to be hugely controversial, even to fix a problem as daunting as high college costs." …