March 23, 2007
The Graduation Gap
Degree attainment varies widely among colleges that serve low-income students
A college acceptance letter has long been seen as the ticket to the middle class for students from low-income families. But simply getting into college these days is not enough. Where financially needy students enroll makes a difference — sometimes a big difference — in whether they will ever earn a bachelor's degree.
Take Murray State University, in Kentucky. A student there is
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