“As college tuitions continue to outpace inflation, a new study finds that students are a growing source of revenue for colleges but little of that money is going into classroom instruction. And, it says, while enrollments, revenue and total spending have increased over the years, the percentage of students who complete a degree hasn’t grown nearly as dramatically. The findings fuel rising concerns about whether the investment in higher education by families and taxpayers translates into better results. Higher education leaders typically argue that spending increases are necessary to maintain educational quality, but ‘what we see across a broad range of indicators is that states and institutions are spending money in areas that may not be in line with the public priority of preparing more graduates,’ said report author Jane Wellman, director of the Delta Cost Project, a Washington-based non-profit.” (05/05/08)