"Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration is urging Virginia colleges that plan to raise the cost of tuition to reverse their decisions, the latest move by Youngkin to stymie increases to the cost of higher education.

Secretary of Education Aimee Guidera has called college presidents throughout the state, asking them to reconsider.

Of the state’s 15 public, four-year colleges, 10 plan to raise tuition between 3% and 4.7%: VCU, UVA, George Mason, James Madison, Mary Washington, Old Dominion, UVA-Wise, VMI, Radford and Longwood.

Four are keeping tuition flat but raising fees: Virginia Tech, William & Mary, Virginia State and Norfolk State. Fees pay for specific needs, such as transportation, technology or athletics and can’t be used to fund faculty.

One school, Christopher Newport, hasn’t settled on a price," reports the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

Photo: Secretary of Education Aimee Rogstad Guidera spoke last month about state Department of Education’s report on Virginia’s public schools. Gov. Glenn Youngkin is seated at left. (ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/TIMES-DISPATCH)