There is a growing perception among the public that they are caught in a bind when it comes to higher education. Polling from a recent report called Squeeze Play: How Parents and the Public Look at Higher Education Today, from the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, and Public Agenda, revealed a considerable unease, because, while ever larger numbers see a college education as an absolute necessity for success in today’s world, many believe that opportunity for higher education is slipping out of reach for a growing number of individuals. Nevertheless, these concerns remain in the background, and tend not to be seen as a top priority. A number of factors have prevented the public from going into a panic about higher education availability, but people are increasingly nervous. Higher education leaders might be well advised to get out in front of this issue before the situation comes to a head. Squeeze Play: How Parents and the Public Look at Higher Education Today, by John Immerwahr and Jean Johnson, was prepared by Public Agenda for the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, in collaboration with Making Opportunity Affordable, an initiative of Lumina Foundation for Education.The full report is available from the National Center at www.highereducation.org. More Front Page of Article The Growing Importance of Higher Education The Growing Concern about Access Pressure Valves The Bloom is off the Rose and the Public is Jumpy The Public Supports Measures to Decrease Costs Without Harming Access or Quality The National Center and Public Agenda Public Opinion Research Series The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education Download PDF Version HOME | about us | center news | reports & papers | national crosstalk | search | links | contact site managed by NETView Communications