September 24, 2004

'Report Card' Spurs Calls for Change in Academe

By PETER SCHMIDT

10-year analysis shows declines in affordability and access to college

Table: 2004 report card:letter grades awarded to the states by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher EducationBy PETER SCHMIDT

Leading education-policy experts are calling for major reforms in higher education in response to a report showing that the nation has made little progress over the past decade in getting more of its citizens through college.

The impetus for those calls for change is

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