ISSUE GUIDES: Higher Education
PUBLIC VIEW: BILLS & PROPOSALS
- Both minorities and whites say college admissions should be "strictly on merit," but minorities are more likely to favor...
- Majorities say government should offer tax breaks and opportunities to work for financial aid to make college more affordable
- Majorities say that controlling costs and attracting the best possible professors should be the top priorities for...
- Majorities say colleges should be doing more to keep their costs down and most say that colleges can cut tuition costs...
- More than half say more funding from the state government would be the best way to help colleges make up for a lack of money
- Most voters support giving college scholarships to people who agree to serve as police officers, firefighters or in civil...
- Most say it's important for colleges to have a racially diverse student body and half say affirmative action programs should...
- More than two-thirds say they support programs that give minorities assistance, not preference, getting into college
- Majorities say colleges should not favor any particular group in admissions, including children of alumni
- Nearly two-thirds approve of affirmative action being based on income rather than race
- Most people approve of Title Nine—the federal law that prohibits colleges from discriminating on the basis of gender
- Most say colleges are places where important issues should be debated about half say colleges should do more to encourage...
- Two-thirds say colleges should counsel students who slack off, but helping students is not as high a priority as...
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