More than half of Americans tell Trump to back off colleges and their funding
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More than half of Americans tell Trump to back off colleges and their funding
A new AP-NORC poll finds that the majority of Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump’s stance on colleges and universities as he intensifies threats to cut federal funding unless schools comply with his political agenda.More than half of Americans, 56 percent, disapprove of the Trump administration’s approach to higher education, while about four in 10 approve, reflecting his overall job approval ratings.Since taking office in January, Trump has sought to enforce change at universities he claims have become hotbeds of liberalism and antisemitism.Harvard University is the most recent target. The Trump administration has frozen over $2.2 billion in federal grants, ..