New Gallup Poll Finds Unusually Large Drop in Public Confidence in Higher Ed

(From insidehighered.com):

By Scott Jaschik

Just under half (48 percent) of American adults have “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in higher education, according to an analysis being released today by Gallup.

That figure is down from 57 percent in 2015 and represents a larger than typical decline in confidence in an American institution in a relatively short time period, according to Gallup.  CONTNUE READING HERE