September 22, 2006

Financial Strains Keep Millions Out of College, Panel Says

By JANE R. PORTER

Millions of high-school graduates from low- and moderate-income families who planned and prepared for college will continue to lose access to higher education because of financial strains, according to a report released last week by a committee that advises Congress and the U.S. Education Department.

The report, "Mortgaging Our Future: How Financial Barriers to College Undercut America's Global Competitiveness," was released by the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance and

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