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amount
noun
the quantity of sth
Example: Over a working lofe of 30 years, this could amount to a return on investment that exceeds 1 million.
fr: quantité
somme
total
apportion
verb
to give or share out something, especially blame or money, among several people or things
Example: ...When the cost of public higher education is being apportioned.
fr: répartir
partager
assess
verb
to make a judgment about
Example: The most obvious way to assess the balance between private and public benefits of higher education is in terms of return on investment.
fr: évaluer
jauger
assign
verb
to give a job or a duty
Example: the state typically paid about two thirds of the cost of undergraduate ,in state, education, assigning the remaining cost to students and their families as tuition.
fr: confier
donner
attainment
noun
the act or process of attaining
Example: tuition at state colleges and universities is being treated as a "user fee" for those who benefit form the education and the degrees that mark their social attainment.
fr: atteinte
réalisation
accomplissement
balancing act
noun
a situation in which a person tries to give care and attention to two or more activities at the same time
Example: A third dimension of this balancing act is the value of higher education for democracy.
fr: juste équilibre
income
noun
money that is earned from doing work or received from investments
Example: "the single factor with the greatest power to explain differences in per capita income between states is the percentage of college graduates."
fr: revenu
K-12
acronym
kindergarten to twelfth grade
Example: In a period of slow revenue growth, sates are facing rising costs in public K-12 education
fr: école maternelle
market forces
plural noun
the forces that decide price levels in an economy or trading system whose activities are not influenced or limited by government
Example: Because our society undergoes change and growth the play of market forces...
fr: tendances du marché
metro
noun
relating to a large city and the area surrounding it
Example: the report goes on to say that the average, a one-year increase in a metro area's educational level raises wages by 3-5%.
fr: agglomeration
per capita
locution
If you express an amount per capita, you mean that amount for each person
Example: Similarly, however, we know from a study by the Milken Institute that "the single factor with greatest power to explain differences in per capita income between states is the percentage of college graduates.
fr: par personne
provide
verb
to supply or make available
Example: In other words, to what extent is educating our citizens providing a personal benefit...
fr: fournir
shareholder
noun
people who own shares in a business
Example: States are rapidly becoming minority shareholders in the education of their citizens.
fr: actionnaire
shift
noun
a slight or gradual change
Example: Although this shift in public higher education funding has been driven by fiscal pressures...
fr: changement
substantial
adjective
large in size, value, or importance
Example: Regions with substantial numbers of college-educated individuals are typically rich in music, art ....
fr: considérable
important
undergo a change
expression
to experience something that involves a change
Example: Because our society undergoes change and growth....
fr: subir un changement
subir une transformation
value
noun
the amount of money that can be received for something
Example: Economics, however, is only one dimension of the value of a college education.
fr: prix
welfare
noun
mental and physical health; living conditions
Example: to what extent is it providing for the general welfare of our society?
