They wanted to experience college life, but their universities sent them home to learn from online classes during the coronavirus crisis. Now, students across the United States are taking legal action against over 20 colleges and universities. They want the schools to return part of the money they paid for tuition, meal plans and housing costs. The students say they are not getting the quality of education they were promised. The cases show students’ growing dissatisfaction with online courses that schools hurried to create as the coronavirus forced college campuses to close. The students say they should pay lower tuition rates for the part of the term that was offered on the internet. They argue that the quality of education is far below the classroom experience. However, college officials reject the idea that students are owed refunds. Students are learning from the same professors who teach on campus, officials say. And the students are still earning credits toward their education.
Title: Some University Students Want Schools to Return Their Money
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4170/B.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Some University Students Want Schools to Return Their Money' data-article-id='4706'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='12208'>They wanted to experience college life, but their universities sent them home to learn from online classes during the coronavirus crisis.</span> <span data-start-time='12208' data-end-time='23417'>Now, students across the United States are taking legal action against over 20 colleges and universities.</span> <span data-start-time='23417' data-end-time='32875'>They want the schools to return part of the money they paid for tuition, meal plans and housing costs.</span> <span data-start-time='32875' data-end-time='40458'>The students say they are not getting the quality of education they were promised.</span> <span data-start-time='40458' data-end-time='55229'>The cases show students’ growing dissatisfaction with online courses that schools hurried to create as the coronavirus forced college campuses to close.</span> <span data-start-time='55229' data-end-time='65417'>The students say they should pay lower tuition rates for the part of the term that was offered on the internet.</span> <span data-start-time='65417' data-end-time='73583'>They argue that the quality of education is far below the classroom experience.</span> <span data-start-time='73583' data-end-time='81542'>However, college officials reject the idea that students are owed refunds.</span> <span data-start-time='81542' data-end-time='88625'>Students are learning from the same professors who teach on campus, officials say.</span> <span data-start-time='88625' data-end-time='94688'>And the students are still earning credits toward their education.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4170/B.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=14958 data-hint-location='23417' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4170/based_on_this_article_what_is_a_meal_plan.wav'>Based on this article, what is a meal plan?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a pre-paid account for on-campus meals during college'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4170/a_prepaid_account_for_oncampus_meals_during_college.wav'><span>a pre-paid account for on-campus meals during college</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4170/vending_machines_on_college_campuses.wav'><span>vending machines on college campuses</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4170/a_grocery_budget.wav'><span>a grocery budget</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4170/when_people_hoard_food.wav'><span>when people 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