Here is a story I didn't see coming.
The Tennessean in Nashville, Tenn.,
says colleges have seen a spike in enrollment for online classes this summer, and the price of gasoline is a big reason:
The Tennessee Board of Regents has seen online registration jump 29 percent this summer compared with last summer, and is looking at a 20 percent increase for fall.
Online registration had been averaging a 7-10 percent increase year over year, said Robbie Melton, associate vice chancellor for the Regents. Melton is in charge of online and distance learning for the system, which includes six universities and the state's 13 community colleges.
Melton has noticed a common theme among students signing up for online classes, and it has more to do with pocketbooks than textbooks.
"When they call, they keep saying, 'The gas prices, it's just unbelievable,'" Melton said.
While gas prices are affecting the choices people make, I...
