Colleges nationwide are asking students to pay more for their education.

No one should ____________ because they chose to go to college," Barack Obama said in January in his state-of-the-union speech. But American college students worry they might, thanks to recent fee increases at technical colleges and universities. On March 4th students and disgruntled faculty ______________ at around 100 campuses in over 30 states, calling on state legislators and university administrators to ___________ to recent tuition hikes and funding cuts. In Oakland, California, student protesters marched onto a big highway and stopped the traffic. Elsewhere students carried coffins to symbolise the death of ______________________.

According to the Centre on Budget and Policy Priorities, a think-tank, at least 39 states have decreased their funding for public colleges and universities or in­creased their tuition charges. In Califor­nia some public universities have increased fees by more than 30%. At the same time they are cutting back on their offerings. Many have tried to save money by laying off _________, closing academic departments and reducing the number of classes offered. Some are admitting more out-of-state students, who pay higher fees.

Several institutions have also started to cut the number of students they enroll in order to save money. California State University (SCU), a public university system that has 23 campuses in Califor­nia, will reduce _______________ by 20,000 students next academic year, because it has lost $564m, or around 20%, of its state funding.

It is not just public universities that are finding themselves in a _____________. Some of America's richest private universities are increasing their charges, because their endowments have suffered steep losses. Yale recently announced that its fees will go up next year by nearly 5%, to $49,800, although it promised to spend around 10% more on financial aid for _____________________.

These increases may signal a perma­nent shift in the cost of higher education, analysts say, which could _______________ poorer people from considering college. It is unlikely that fees will return to pre-recession levels once the economy recov­ers. "There is no law of gravity in higher education pricing," reckons Kevin Carey of Education Sector, a think-tank. "What goes up never comes down."

Exercise 13. Translate the following sentences into English using the target vocabulary (Exercises 3, 9, 10, 11):

1. Аналитический центр оказался в сложной ситуации, его технические сотрудники были вынуждены взять неоплачиваемые отпуска.

2. На собрании профсоюза с властями студенты подняли вопрос о доступном образовании и убедили чиновников в необходимости поддержки малоимущих студентов.

3. Документы абитуриентов внимательно изучаются перед тем, как вывешиваются списки зачисления.

4. Колледж получил пожертвования от бизнесменов и, таким образом, избежал банкротства.

5. По общему признанию, личные достижения человека в образовании отражают его характер и способности.

Exercise 14. Paraphrase the following sentences using the target vocabulary (Exercises 3, 9, 10, 11):

1. Students went on a strike carrying coffins representing the government with no money, unable to stop fee increase.

2. We talked our roommate off taking part in any actions expressing his disagreement with the increase of the rent payment.

3. Sponsorship of the Central Bank stopped emerging of a difficult financial situation at schools and led to their success and well-being.

Speaking

Exercise 15. Work in pairs. Discuss if a good education system can become an engine to economic growth of a country. Make use of your target vocabulary (Exercises 3, 9, 10, 11). Present your ideas to the class. Compare your results with other students’ ideas.

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