EDITOR’S NOTE: The Center for American Progress takes issue with the characterization of how it arrives at its positions on funding higher education and dealing with students’ debt burdens, as presented in an Aug. 12 op-ed on the Congress blog. CAP’s response is as follows:
CAP’s positions are based on objective research and our internal policy expertise and do not take into account funder interests. CAP receives more than 90 percent of its funding from individuals and foundations. Funding from corporations makes up less than 6 percent of funding for the Center for American Progress and less than 3 percent of funding for the Center for American Progress Action Fund. Corporate donations do not fund new research, and no donations from any source direct our research. CAP and CAP Action are committed to transparency, which is why, in January 2015, we disclosed our supporters that have given resources to further our work during 2014.
Preiss is associate director of media relations at the Center for American Progress.