March 7, 2008
Education Dept. to End Controversial Study of Upward Bound
Yielding to pressure from Congress and grant recipients, the U.S. Education Department has reluctantly agreed to abandon a controversial evaluation of the Upward Bound college-preparation program.
The study, which began last year, was designed to measure whether Upward Bound would have a bigger impact on college-going rates if it were refocused on students at greater risk of not pursuing a higher education. The program helps prepare low-income and first-generation students for
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