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Does It Really Have to Cost So Much? A Forum on the Soaring Costs of Higher Education and Their Implications

Public Agenda President Ruth A. Wooden on CNN's Lou Dobbs Tonight discussing the "Facing Up to the Nation's Finances" project.

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Confidence in U.S. Foreign Policy Index, Fall 2007
The new CFPI presents evidence that the public doubts U.S. foreign policy is working and is increasingly skeptical about whether anything can turn the situation around.
Associated Press - October 24, 2007
"Fewer think US achieving its foreign policy goals, poll finds"
Newsday - October 24, 2007
"Britain will boost Iran sanctions"
Defense Daily Network - October 24, 2007
"Public Losing Faith in Most Strategies to Improve National Security"
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Important, But Not for Me: Parents and Students in Kansas and Missouri Talk About Math, Science and Technology Education
This new research details parents’ and students’ thinking about MST education and their satisfaction with the existing curriculum which most experts see as vastly below world-class standards. The report also explains why parents and students are so complacent in this area and what kinds of changes might be helpful in building more interest in and support for more rigorous MST courses.
Kansas City Star - September 19, 2007
"Survey finds area students know importance of math and science, but they’re indifferent"
Education Week - September 19, 2007
"Parents, Students Feel Less Urgency for Math, Science Upgrades"
The Olathe News - September 21, 2007
"Survey: Students say advanced math, science not relevant for them"
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Walking a Mile: A First Step Toward Mutual Understanding
The research explores Indian’s perceptions of their place in contemporary American society and how non-Indians view American Indians, what they know (or think they know), the generalizations they make and stereotypes they hold, how their perceptions were formed and their interest in learning more.
KPCW’s Midday Utah (NPR) - September 5, 2007
"John Doble, Research Director of Public Agenda, discusses Walking a Mile"
The Ottawa Herald - September 7, 2007
"Key to understanding Indian culture: Education"
The Record (Stockton, CA) - September 1, 2007
"In spirit of preservation: American Indians maintain cultural traditions with annual powwow"
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Confidence in U.S. Foreign Policy Index, Spring 2007
Public Agenda and its partner Foreign Affairs released new results from the fourth edition of the Confidence in U.S. Foreign Policy Index. The new research provides striking evidence that Americans' anguish over Iraq is spilling over to other areas of foreign policy – with serious potential effects on the policy options available to current and future leaders.
CNN Situation Room - April 4, 2007
"Anxiety is on the rise when it comes to how Americans view their country’s foreign policy"
The San Diego Union-Tribune - April 4, 2007
"OpEd by Public Agenda Chairman Daniel Yankelovich: “The Public’s Foreign Policy”"
Associated Press - April 4, 2007
"Survey finds Americans growing more anxious about foreign policy"
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