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Control an University Logistic Number, Boycott School Fees Rise Over the last two decades, colleges and universities doubled

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问题             Control an University Logistic Number, Boycott School Fees Rise
    Over the last two decades, colleges and universities doubled their full-time support staff while enrollment increased only 40 percent, according to a new analysis of government data. During the same period, the staff of fulltime instructors, or equivalent personnel, rose about 50 percent, while the number of managers increased slightly more than 50 percent.
    The data, based on United States Department of Education filings from more than 2,782 colleges, come from 1987 to 2007, before the current recession prompted many colleges to freeze their hiring.
    Neither the report nor outside experts on college affordability went so far as to argue that the increase in support staff was directly responsible for soaring tuition. Most experts say that the largest driver of tuition increases has been the decline in state financing for higher education.
    Still, the findings raise concerns about administrative bloat, and the increasing focus on the social and residential nature of college life, as opposed to academics.
    " On a case-by-case basis, many of these hiring decisions might be good ones, but over all, it’s not a sustainable trend." Said Pat Callan, president of the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education.
    " At a time when we’re trying to do something to hold down tuition increases," Mr. Callan added, "this gives us a pretty good clue where we ought to be looking. And it does raise questions about the conventional wisdom that you can’t do anything to control tuition without affecting academic quality."
    The growth in support staff included some jobs that did not exist 20 years ago, like environmental sustainability officers and a broad array of information technology workers. The support staff category includes many different jobs, like residential-life staff, admissions and recruitment officers, fundraisers, loan counselors,etc.
    "A lot of it is definitely trying to keep up with the Joneses," said Daniel Bennett, a labor economist. " Universities and colleges are catering more to students, trying to make college a lifestyle, not just people getting an education. There’s more social programs, more athletics, more trainers, more sustainable environmental programs."
    On average, public colleges have about 8 employees per 100 students, and private colleges about 9, according to the report.
    In the 20-year period, the report found, the greatest number of jobs added, more than 630, 000, were instructors—but three-quarters of those were part-time. Converted to full-time equivalents, those resulted in a total of 939,000 teaching jobs, up from 614,000 in 1987.
    The largest number of full-time jobs added, more than 278,000, were for support staffs, and grew to more than half a million positions in 2007, from 292,000 in 1987. Colleges also added some 65, 000 management positions, almost all of them full time; all told, they had 185, 000 managers in 2007, up from about 120,000 managers 20 years earlier.
What is believed by most experts to be the main reason for increasing tuition?
选项 A、The increasing number of the full-time support staff.
B、The reduction in the government funding for higher education.
C、The rising inflation in the country.
D、The increasing number of the students.
答案B
解析 事实细节题。由题干中的the main reason for increasing tuition定位到第三段末句．．．the largest driver of tuition increases has been the decline in state financing for higher education．可知，推动学费上涨的主要原因是州政府提供给高等教育的资金减少了。故B“政府的高等教育资金减少”与文章中提到的原因相符。A“全职后勤人员数量增加”，这只是其中的一项原因，但并不是最重要的原因，故排除；C“国内通货膨胀率上升”，文中没有提及这一点，故排除；D“学生人数增加”，这并不是其中的原因，故排除。
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