Sunday, April 25, 2010
The way up Helping poor students complete college
College is a crucial rung on the economic ladder. In 2007 graduates earned 77% more per hour than those with only a high-school degree. The share of poor teenagers aspiring to college tripled from 1980 to 2002. Nevertheless, rich, stupid children are more likely to graduate than poor, clever ones. Sadly, the increase in the proportion of Americans who graduate from college has slowed
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I think that it is important for our country to have a high rate of graduation, and for bright, poor students to find a college that is suitable for them especially with this economy. There needs to be more types of program to help poor kids apply to college.
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