(Inside Higher Ed)
Survey of likely 2020 voters shows they view colleges favorably but increasingly question whether they're delivering on promises. It also suggests a disconnect between priorities of politicians and the public.
By Doug Lederman - June 17, 2019
…Most political speeches or media coverage would leave you with the impression that Americans believe college degrees aren't worth the money, that Democrats overwhelmingly support free college as the answer to the college affordability problem, and that Republicans don't care about holding colleges and universities (especially for-profit ones) accountable.
Turns out none of those things are really true -- or at least that the public's true attitudes are much more nuanced than that.
The picture that emerges from Third Way's comprehensive survey of nearly 1,400 Americans who describe themselves as likely to vote in the 2020 general election is of a public that still believes in the value of colleges and universities and their degrees and thinks the institutions must do a better job of educating students affordably and effectively.
The survey also suggests that the public is more centered in its views about higher education than the politicians on the right and left who purport to represent them…. [continue reading]
Guardian UK
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The Atlantic
As if saber-toothed cats weren’t enough.
