Resources
Fact Sheets
- Student Loan Forgiveness Fact Sheet (Updated October 10, 2022) | Spanish version: Condonación de Préstamos Estudiantiles
- State-by-State Fact Sheets: Higher Education Cuts Jeopardize Students’ and States’ Economic Future
These fact sheets from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities show that funding cuts have often been accompanied by tuition hikes and cuts in campus staff and programs that may reduce the quality of education for students.
Privatization
- Outsourcing Higher Education Support Services: The Wrong Choice
State funding for higher education has been on the decline for decades. But privatization-based cost saving measures lead to a loss of accountability, fail to save money and lower the quality of services, while harming workers and the local economy.
Contact a sector specialist
Tony Ruan
Higher Education Sector Specialist
truan@afscme.org
202-429-1267
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