August 8, 2010

Gates's Millions: Can Big Bucks Turn Students Into Graduates?

Can Gates Foundation's Millions Remake Higher Education? 1

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Hilary Pennington, director of postsecondary success at the Gates foundation: "People don't really understand that we have a problem with completion. We've been so focused on access."

By Elyse Ashburn

Seattle

In the last year, advocacy groups have churned out reports on how all kinds of students—those who work, are minorities, attend less-selective colleges, or come from low-income families—struggle in higher education. They have talked about the needs of the modern work force, and how the United States is falling behind.

All together, the groups' findings have been picked up by USA Today, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, and so

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