Write a detailed letter to the editor of your community newspaper and describe in detail what is happening to funding for higher education. What are the consequences of these funding trends?

What will be an ideal response?


The ideal answer should include:
1. Tuition costs have soared at both private and public universities.
2. Taxpayer support for public universities has fallen over the last decade and legislators look to tuition, grant funding, and private donations to make up the difference.
3. Only a few states are investing in higher education since recession lifted.
4. Consequences: More students are working and going to school part-time; students are taking on greater debt; college dropout rates are increasing; tuition costs are keeping some students from enrolling, particularly low-income students.

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