"Going to college in Ohio -- whether you're young or old or rich or poor, from a city or from a farm -- is going to get easier, state officials say. And it should get more affordable, too," The Columbus Dispatch reports. "Ohio Chancellor Eric D. Fingerhut announced yesterday how he plans to get 230,000 new people into college by 2017. He also offered broad ideas about how to make college more sensible for students from all backgrounds. In short, Fingerhut wants to force tuition down, bring college closer to students, trim duplicate programs and make sure good jobs -- and qualified workers -- exist to keep graduates and employers in the state. 'We will become more efficient, we will be more flexible, and we will lower our costs,' said Fingerhut, who developed the plan during his first year on the job."

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