The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) has released a new, interactive tool that presents easily digestible data on key measures of cost-effectiveness and academic quality for nearly 500 public, four-year colleges and...
Michael B. Poliakoff, Ph.D., President of American Council of Trustees and Alumni, joins Yahoo Finance to discuss the rising higher education costs impairing student diversity and raising student debt levels.
Washington, DC — Today, the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) released […]
WASHINGTON, DC – A telephone survey of 800 Illinois residents conducted from February […]
A majority of respondents favor equipping teachers to develop core skills and competencies over the encouragement of progressive political activism. Illinoisans also favor a curriculum that focuses on “American founding principles and . . . documents” over one that incorporates key tenets of the New York Times’ 1619 Project. At the postsecondary level, strong majorities oppose reducing...
New poll shows Illinois Democrats are at odds with state lawmakers Illinoisans oppose teaching woke doctrines in the state’s public K-12 schools and universities, a new poll of the blue state’s residents found. The American Council...
When asked for their impression of Gov. J.B. Pritzker, 40.6% said favorable, 41% said unfavorable and 18.4% had no opinion. CHICAGO — A new poll of Illinois residents indicates the public had mixed opinions...
On the policy issue of immigration, as with so many others, many of our colleges and universities have forgone their public duty to give students the opportunity to research and learn. Instead, much of...
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