Revise the following sentences to eliminate passive voice. When passive voice is used, sentences are robbed of power. A constitutional amendment to ensure a balanced budget was proposed by both conservatives and liberals. A plan for downtown revitalization is now being discussed.
Higher tuition suggests superior education.
These schools called superior by books that rate the quality of colleges and universities are exactly those schools that cost the most to attend. Just as the quality of an automobile can be measured by its price tag, the worth of a particular school can be identified by its tuition. Higher tuition permits higher salaries for professors. If professors are not kept happy by higher salaries, the quality of the teaching will suffer. The American Federation of Teachers points out that the contented faculty member is repeatedly the same one who is rated superior by her supervisors.