July 21, 2006
Race and Family Income of Students Influence Guidance Counselors' Advice, Study Finds
The race and family income of prospective college applicants influence the advice that high-school guidance counselors give them, according to a report released last week.
Counselors were more likely to recommend community colleges to middle-class black students with subpar academic records than to middle-class white students with similar records, the study found. Among wealthier students with poor academic records, however, counselors were more likely to urge white students than black
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