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You Draw It: How Family Income Affects Children’s College Chances – NYTimes.com
A great interactive conversation starter on income and college attendance.
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For the Poor, the Graduation Gap Is Even Wider Than the Enrollment Gap – NYTimes.com
We cannot test our way to social justice.
“Here’s another startling comparison: A poor teenager with top scores and a rich teenager with mediocre scores are equally likely to graduate with a bachelor’s degree. In both groups, 41 percent receive a degree by their late 20s.
And even among the affluent students with the lowest scores, 21 percent managed to receive a bachelor’s degree, compared with just 5 percent of the poorest students. Put bluntly, class trumps ability when it comes to college graduation.”
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