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Immerwahr, John; Johnson, Jean – National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, 2012
For increasing numbers of Americans, a crucial facet of the American Dream appears to be at risk. A solid majority consider a college degree an indispensable ticket to the middle class. At the same time, even more people believe college is financially out-of-reach for many qualified students. This is the message from new public opinion research by…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Public Opinion, Paying for College, Costs
Farkas, Steve; Johnson, Jean – 1998
This booklet reports on the results of in-depth telephone surveys of 800 black parents and 800 white parents who were questioned about their children's education. Also included is information from focus groups and individual interviews with parents and public education professionals. Public Agenda plans eventually to conduct similar surveys of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Agenda Setting, Blacks, Educational Change