October 10, 2008
Connecting Schools and Colleges: More Rhetoric Than Reality
Most of the nation's eighth graders aspire to college. Unfortunately, the vast majority of them will not realize their ambition to complete their higher education and gain some advantage in the job market.
In my research since 1998, I have not focused on those students who seek acceptance at elite, selective institutions. Rather, I have concerned myself with the 80 percent of high-school graduates who attend what I call broad-access postsecondary institutions. (Nearly half of
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