And the union is opposed to providing tax credits to corporations for donating money for tuition.
It is no surprise that some parents consider it galling to be asked to donate while paying tuition.
Arizona gives a tax credit to individuals who donate money for tuition assistance through state-certified groups, including one funneling such aid to Catholic-school families.
In Arizona, residents who donate to "student tuition organizations," which distribute money to needy families, can deduct the full amount of the donation from their taxes.
Students were also asked if they wanted to donate $3 to Affordable Tuition Now (ATN), a group that lobbied for "sensible tuition rates, quality financial aid and adequate funding".
The music mogul donated $1 million to Howard University students who have an outstanding tuition balance on Thursday.
He created another site, HelpRuben.com, where family, friends and supporters could donate money toward his tuition.
He was so taken by the students' response that he donated his lecture fee of two thousand dollars — serious money, in those days, when a year's room, board, and tuition at Smith cost about half that — to help finance a year in India for two seniors after graduation.
The annual tuition is roughly $40,000, though some of the students received scholarships from the school, and several found sponsorship along the way from companies that donated materials for their design projects.
The Tavistock Group donated a portion of the 650-acre parcel for the institution to build on, and enough money was raised from the local community to pay tuition and living expenses for all 41 members of the charter class.
