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Top Twenty Questions on Select2008

Trend   Question Yes / No
Increase tax deduction for tuition payments 90% / 9%
12 votes
Create an online cost calculator for college education 100% / 0%
12 votes
Require colleges and universities to set multi-year tuition and fee levels for each cohort of students at the beginning of each student’s freshman year 90% / 10%
11 votes
Improve education aid for Americorps alumni 57% / 42%
11 votes
Improve college graduation rates 80% / 20%
11 votes
Expand fellowships for graduate study in math and science 80% / 20%
11 votes
Increase Federal aid to college students 81% / 18%
11 votes
Eliminate student loan subsidies to private banks and use the savings to fund need-based grants for students 75% / 25%
11 votes
Encourage more women and minorities to choose careers in science and engineering 75% / 25%
10 votes
Provide clear information about the real cost of college well in advance to help families plan 100% / 0%
10 votes
Eliminate subsidies to private banks under the Federal student loan program 71% / 28%
10 votes
Make college accessible so that students from all different backgrounds have a chance of being admitted based on their talents 100% / 0%
10 votes
Double the Segal Education Award to Americorps alumni to $10,000 to cover a bigger share of college costs 83% / 16%
10 votes
Provide $500 million in incentive grants to community colleges to ensure that their students complete their degrees 100% / 0%
4 votes
Set up a $250 million Graduation Fund to help four-year colleges improve their graduation rates, especially among low-income and minority students 100% / 0%
4 votes
Make the tuition tax credit 'advanceable' so that families receive the tax credit when their tuition bills are due instead of 16 months later. 100% / 0%
4 votes
Universal and fully refundable tax credit of $4,000 for tuition fees 50% / 50%
0 votes
Double the tuition tax credit 50% / 50%
0 votes
Increase the tuition tax credit from $1650 to $3,500, enough to cover more than 50% of the cost of tuition at the average public institution 50% / 50%
0 votes
Modernize the tuition tax credit 50% / 50%
0 votes
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