Mythmaking. In many cases these days made americans lives far worse off and in researching this book i found scores of data particularly from gallup and they have asked American Voters for decades now the answers have been overwhelming. The American People simply dont trust the media by a margin of 70 to tell them the truth about some of the ills of the political policies have created and another 60 of American People dont trust politicians to tell the truth about those issues as well. Researching and meticulously detailing the problems also laying out some solutions but having the fact for people to see and in many areas there is glaring issues has been a true testament to the research in this book who is they in the book. Is it just media or others . Explain a lot of this in the introduction. Being a young black man on a college campus, my college campus, unfortunately, looked like too many College Campuses today where young people are not encouraged to think radically but are instea
Introduction
Arizona has a proud tradition of affordable public higher education. In fact, written in the state constitution is a promise that, at public colleges, “the instruction furnished shall be as nearly free as possible.”1 The Grand Canyon state boasts a large system of public 2- and 4-year schools institutions that engender state pride and drive local and regional economies.
Today, over 460,000 students attend Arizona’s public colleges and universities. Over half nearly 280,000 are enrolled in Arizona’s community college system.2 For each of these students, postsecondary education is a key step in achieving their professional and personal dreams and hoping to guarantee some financial stability. And yet policymakers in Arizona have made this step harder, through continuous divestment in Arizona’s public higher education system, resulting in skyrocketing college prices. This has coincided with record increases in the cost of living in parts of the state,3 as well
Introduction
Michigan has a proud tradition of affordable public higher education, from world-renowned public universities to a system of 28 community colleges that enroll over 350,000 students, all of which engender state pride and drive local and regional economies. It is also a state that has been central to the movement for free or affordable college: the Kalamazoo Promise, announced in 2005, inspired a wave of programs across the country offering a guarantee of free tuition.
Today, over 500,000 students attend Michigan’s public colleges and universities.1 For each of these students, postsecondary education is a key step in achieving their professional and personal dreams and seeking to guarantee some financial stability. And yet policymakers in Michigan have continuously made this step harder through divestment in Michigan’s public higher education system, resulting in skyrocketing college prices. Policymakers have cut per-student funding by almost 30 percent over the pas