July 2, 2004

Today, Even B Students Are Getting Squeezed Out

By GORDON DAVIES

A new wave of students moving through the nation's high schools promises to place unprecedented stress on America's colleges and universities. We have seen other periods of rapid growth since World War II -- with the GI Bill and the baby boom -- but this is not just another surge, it's a tsunami.

The number of high-school graduates expected in 2007 will be the largest in the nation's history. Based on current participation rates, 2.6

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