首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
专升本
Yes, that college tuition bill was bigger this year. Confirming what students and their parents already knew, an influential
Yes, that college tuition bill was bigger this year. Confirming what students and their parents already knew, an influential
admin
2011-04-26
27
问题
Yes, that college tuition bill was bigger this year.
Confirming what students and their parents already knew, an influential education think tank (智囊机构) says that states are passing along their budget woes (困难) to public university students and their families. Tuitions are rising by double digits in some states, while the amount of state-funded student aid is dropping.
The result, says the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education in San Jose, Calif., is "the worst fiscal news for public higher education institutions and their students in at least a decade."
Although incomes are rising by only 1% to 2 % in most states, tuition at four-year public schools leapt by 24% in Massachusetts, 20% in Texas and 7% nationally since the 2001-2002 school year, the center says.
State budget deficits (预算赤字) are the cause. Nationally, states spend about 48% of their revenue on education, or about $235 billion in 2001 for kindergarten through college, says the National Governors Association. Elementary and secondary education budgets are protected in many state constitutions, which means they are generally the last expense that states will cut. But higher education is vulnerable to budget cuts-- and tuition increases: After all, no one has to go to college.
Colleges and universities "have clients they can charge," says the National Center’s president, Patrick M. Callan. Tuition "is the easiest money to get," he adds.
The pressure to raise tuition is particularly intense because states froze or even cut state university tuition during the 1990s. With its eye on the knowledge-driven economic boom, the University of Virginia cut tuition by 20% in 1999. This year, although per-capita income grew by less than 1% in Virginia, the state raised tuition at its four-year colleges by 9% and cut student aid by 8%, or about $10 million.
The rising cost of public education, and the fear that it is financially squeezing some students out of an education, has prompted some state universities to adopt a practice long used by private schools to attract students: tuition discounting. In tuition discounting, colleges turn around a share of the tuition paid by some students, and use it to pay for scholarships for others. Private colleges typically return $35 to $45 in scholarships for every $100 they collect in tuition revenue. But until recently, states have viewed discounting as politically unpopular.
There are a few steps students and their families can take to offset rising tuitions, but not many. Because colleges are always interested in raising academic quality, talented students can pit one college against another in hopes of raising their financial-aid offer. Some colleges now invite students to call and renegotiate their aid packages if they get a better offer from another institution.
As indicated in the passage, states cut university tuition when ______.
选项
A、the state-funded student aid was dropping
B、the economy was booming
C、per-capita income grew by less than 1%
D、private schools began to practice tuition discounting
答案
B
解析
本题为推理题。题目问的是在什么情况下各州会削减大学的学费。根据原文第七段的第一句可以得知在20世纪90年代各州冻结甚至削减了大学学费。根据第二句可以发现在经济繁荣的时候大学学费会减少。因此,正确答案是B项。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/KyqC777K
本试题收录于:
英语题库成考专升本分类
0
英语
成考专升本
相关试题推荐
Parentsoftenchecktheirchildren’shomeworkand(makeabigfussovergrades).
InCaliforniathenumberofhomesandbusinessesthathavelostpowerare______.Californiautilitiescouldn’tgetsupplierst
Somepeopleinthecityuseasmuchwaterastheywish,andtakeitforgranted.
Thepriceofaluminumwassharplyreducedwhenpeoplediscoveredanewrefiningprocesswiththeaidof______.Whichofthefo
In1994,avideotapeshowedguardsatCorcoranPrisonputtingrivalprisongangsintothesameexerciseyardtowatchthemfight
(Insomedevelopedcountries)theconsumptionofcigaretteshasbecomemoreorlessstabilized.
Dr.WilliamC.Stokoe,Jr.,wasthechairmanoftheEnglishDepartmentatGallaudetUniversity.Hesawthewaydeafpeoplecommu
Dr.WilliamC.Stokoe,Jr.,wasthechairmanoftheEnglishDepartmentatGallaudetUniversity.Hesawthewaydeafpeoplecommu
Dr.WilliamC.Stokoe,Jr.,wasthechairmanoftheEnglishDepartmentatGallaudetUniversity.Hesawthewaydeafpeoplecommu
Thetwostudentstalkedasifthey______friendsforyears.
随机试题
Suddenly,everywhereyoulook,everyone’stakingcoldshowers.Notliterally—thatwouldbeweird—butthere’snomistakingalife
A、碱液反应B、Bomtriiger’sC、对亚硝基二甲苯胺反应D、升华试验E、Molish反应区别大黄素和大黄素葡萄糖苷
反映每股普通股所代表的股东权益额的指标是()
企业预付款项不多时,可以不设置“预付账款”科日,而将预付的款项记入“应付账款”科目的借方。()
托收银行与代收银行对托收的款项是否收到不负责,可见托收属于()。
小磊为了赢得在班级的地位和满足自尊需要而刻苦学习。根据奥苏贝尔的理论,小磊的学习动机属于()。
如果一组数据x1,x2,x3,x4,x5的方差为S,则另一组数据5x1+6,5x2+6,5x3+6,5x4+6,5x5+6的方差是()。
(2014)中小学日常思想道德教育和学生管理工作的主要实施者是()。
被判处管制、拘役、有期徒刑的犯罪分子经过一次或者几次减刑以后,实际执行的刑期不能少于原判刑期的()。
下列关于计算机病毒的描述,正确的是()。
最新回复
(
0
)