HIGHER EDUCATION IS ALREADY HIGHEST IN WORLD, WHY ADD MORE FEDERAL MONEY? \doc\web\97\02\collhigh.txt "Is an Education Crusade Needed? Funds, Pupils Going to College At All-Time Highs" Investors Business Daily Feb 11, 1997 p. 1 f021197-1 * James Heckman, University of Chicago says most people who want to go can already go to college, they are not limited by lack of federal funds. * Clinton wants to make 1st two years of college as common as high school diploma According to the Department of Education * 79% of high school graduates wanted to go on to college * 75% of those who wanted were enrolled by 1994 * 20% of those over 25 haven't even completed high school * 1995, 61.9% of high school grads were enrolled, exceeded since 1960 only twice, and in this decade * In 1995 34.4% of 18-24 yr olds, beaten only twice since 1964 * 14 to 35 enrolled was 5.7 in 1965, now 12.4 million, doubled in 30 years * Colleges up by 11% in 10 years. * US is at or near #1 in world in higher education (but pundits say we lag other countries instead "twice as many Americans 25-34 hold bachelors degrees compared to most other countries", and that includes Japan and Germany) Over 5% have some post-secondary education, astouding by international standards. * Funding has increased dramatically since the 70s, tuition and fees up from 10M in 1980 to 50 million in 1994, state from 5M in 1970 to 40 million. x 1970 - 1994 0 10 20 30 40 50 State xxx-------------- Fed xxx------ Tuition xxx-------------------