Students are worried about the upcoming school year after the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Regina announced that their tuition will be rising.
At the U of S, tuition will rise by 3.8 per cent and at the U of R, tuition will rise by 4 per cent.
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University of Saskatchewan Students Union president Emma Wintermute is worried about financial security for students. She shared that tuition is part of a bigger issue with the rising cost of food and rent.
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Saskatchewan Polytechnic did not share how much tuition will increase, if at all.
Watch the video above for students’ reaction to rising schooling costs.
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