Poverty thresholds vary by family size and composition. The statistics were prepared for the foundation by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, using data from the Census Bureau's Current Population Survey. Figures represent the composition of state legislatures as of July 1998. Beginning with its 1996-97 surveys, the U.S. Department of Education changed the way it identifies colleges and universities. Public institutions include colleges and universities controlled by local and state governments, as well as military academies and other institutions operated by the federal government.
Some boards also have governing authority.
Through this program, students can earn college scholarships or loan forgiveness in return for service. The A.A.U.P. censures institutions when it finds that they have violated its standards of academic freedom and tenure. The standards seek to protect the rights of faculty members to free speech without fear of penalty, and to due process in appointment, promotion, and tenure decisions. The standards are included in the 1940 Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure, which was developed by the A.A.U.P. and the Association of American Colleges and Universities and endorsed by more than 150 other academic organizations. Censure was imposed on administrative officers at the institutions.