Divided We Learn
Once the way up the socioeconomic ladder in America, higher education may now be deepening the divisions. First-generation, low-income students disproportionately wind up at campuses with the fewest resources; their wealthier counterparts, at the best. And, contradicting public promises, universities are raising their net prices faster for low-income than higher-income students.
The hidden risk in off-campus housing costs
As rents rise, living off-campus doesn’t always mean lower expenses
COLUMN: New studies challenge the claim that black students are sent to special ed too much
Two quantitative studies find that black students are under-identified for disabilities at school
OPINION: Do our divided schools look like a scene out of ‘Mean Girls’ — or a slide into white nationalism?
Students report that they 'want more hard conversations in class'
A few universities help black and Hispanic students reach and finish graduate school
The ranks of such students, who are stymied by cost and inexperience, remain low
High school graduation rates for one important group are starting to get better
How an ambitious plan to help Hispanics get ready for college is making early inroads
Preschool for children with disabilities works, but federal funding for it is plummeting
Special education programs for preschoolers with disabilities are required by law. But as the number of students needing services has doubled, funding per child has decreased 40% in two decades
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