February 13, 2009
Americans Value College but Worry About Access
The proportion of Americans who view a higher education as necessary to their financial success has risen sharply this decade. Not so the percentage who believe that most people who are qualified for college have the opportunity to go, according to a report released last week.
Among the 1,009 adults who participated in the nationwide survey, conducted by Public Agenda and the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 55 percent said college was necessary for success, up
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