New Book Accuses Education Dept. of Research Errors That Skewed Policy Making

Four recent, federally financed studies of college attendance and social equality are marred by serious conceptual and statistical errors, several scholars charge in a new book.

According to those critics, the four reports on the studies, which were released from 1997 to 2002, have promoted the false idea that tuition costs are not a major barrier for low-income people who hope to attend college.

"These reports have made errors that kids in basic stat courses learn they

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