Terry W. Hartle, senior vice president for government and public affairs at the American Council on Education, said discontent with higher education has more to do with economics than culture, citing focus groups with Trump voters in Florida and Pennsylvania.
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"To see increases of 20 percent, as we saw in California, to see gains of 15 percent in other states, is simply unprecedented," Mr. Hartle said. "Tuition is simply being used as a revenue substitute in many states."
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