Coverage dated July 10, 2023

Confidence in higher education is dropping at historic rates

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This Gallup poll found that Americans are losing confidence in higher education — Democrats, Republicans and independent voters alike

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  1. The Washington Free Beacon

    American Confidence in Higher Education Falls Sharply (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    American confidence in higher education has dropped dramatically over the past decade. A Gallup poll released Tuesday revealed that 36 percent of U.S. adults reported having "a great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in higher education, compared with 48 percent in 2018 and 57 percent in 2015.

  2. Hot Air

    Americans' confidence in higher education plummets (opens Hot Air)

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    Americans’ confidence in higher education has fallen to 36%, sharply lower than in two prior readings in 2015 (57%) and 2018 (48%). In addition to the 17% of U.S. adults who have “a great deal” and 19...

  3. Deseret News

    Confidence in higher education is dropping at historic rates (opens Deseret News)

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    This Gallup poll found that Americans are losing confidence in higher education — Democrats, Republicans and independent voters alike

  4. Reason

    Confidence in higher education reaches new low (opens Reason)

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    According to Gallup, those with a "great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in higher education has declined 21 points since 2015.

  5. Forbes

    Americans’ Confidence In Higher Education Sinks To A New Low (opens Forbes)

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    American confidence in higher education has sunk to a new low, according to a new Gallup poll. Just 36% of adults expressed high levels of confidence in higher ed.

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