The tuition tax that Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl sees as the city’s ticket out of financial distress drew mixed reviews from council members, yelps from students and parents and harsh words from some of the biggest targeted schools yesterday.

The city’s colleges immediately condemned the move and scheduled a news conference for tomorrow.

Duquesne University rallied its staff with an e-mail calling the proposed 1 percent levy on tuition “an attack on college access and affordability.

“[I]t would be extremely shortsighted to create a disincentive for students to come to Pittsburgh colleges and universities,” Duquesne President Charles J. Dougherty wrote, calling the proposal illegal.

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