October 29, 2004

Colleges Face Fewer State Ballot Measures This Year Than in the Past

By JOSEPH GIDJUNIS

List: Describing state referenda related to higher education

Fewer states than in previous years will have ballot measures of interest to higher education in next month's election.

This year nine states have 15 referenda on the ballot. Two years ago 15 states had 21 ballot measures related to colleges, and in 2000, the numbers of referenda and states were nearly double this year's total.

Nearly all of this year's

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