Part a: which statement identifies the central idea of the text? a it's the federal government's responsibility to pay for universities, not the students or their families. b decreasing the cost of tuition is the only way to make college more affordable without cutting valuable programs. c colleges could make their tuition more affordable by increasing the amount of support they receive from external funders. d money needs to be more evenly distributed between public and private institutions so that students are paying similar amounts in tuition.