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Even though more than half of Mississippi’s public high school graduates in 2015 were African American, they only made up 10 percent of that fall’s freshman class at the University of Mississippi.

News

Many state flagship universities leave black and Latino students behind

by Meredith Kolodner January 29, 2018April 8, 2021

A girl at recess runs at the Heart Butte School on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in northern Montana. Overshadowed by attention to the challenges faced by nonwhite high school graduates in cities, low-income black, Hispanic and native American students in rural areas are equally unlikely to go on to college.

News

Economics, culture and distance conspire to keep rural nonwhites from higher educations

by Matt Krupnick January 18, 2018February 9, 2022

Olympic hopeful figure skater Max Aaron on the practice rink in Colorado Springs. Aaron, who is 25, earned a degree in finance in December. He worked as a barback and a waiter on the weekends to help pay the tuition and took his classes early in the morning and late at night to accommodate his training schedule.

Community Colleges, Higher Education, News, Solutions

Even with help, Olympic athletes struggle to balance their sports with college

by Jon Marcus January 4, 2018April 8, 2021

Microsoft employees in Redmond, Washington. With a huge shortage of college graduates in data and computer science, tech companies are taking matters into their own hands and providing education directly to prospective tech workers.

Future of Learning, Higher Education, News, Solutions

Impatient with universities’ slow pace of change, employers go around them

by Jon Marcus December 18, 2017April 8, 2021

Peter O'Halloran checks supplies at his job. O'Halloran works full-time at a nonprofit in Philadelphia.

Elementary to High School

The ‘forgotten’ part of special education that could lead to better outcomes for students

by Sarah Butrymowicz and Jackie Mader December 16, 2017March 30, 2020

“I had moments last semester when I didn’t want to study anymore. I thought: I’ll just work my job and get paid, and that’s it,” said Zuleima Dominguez, a student at Hunter College.

Higher Education, Immigration, News

Undocumented high schoolers work long hours, putting college further out of reach

by Sarah Gonser and Meredith Kolodner December 15, 2017April 8, 2021

Latino students at Loyola Marymount University in California have an enviable 80 percent graduation rate, compared with 77 percent for white students.

Divided We Learn, Higher Education, News

New research shows Latinos closing the racial gap on college degrees, but still lagging far behind whites

by Meredith Kolodner December 14, 2017April 8, 2021

remedial high school

Community Colleges, Divided We Learn, Higher Education, News, Race and Equity

The community college “segregation machine”

by Meredith Kolodner, Brad Racino and Brandon Quester December 13, 2017April 8, 2021

KIPP players on the sidelines at their game against Sophie B. Wright game.

Elementary to High School

City that loved and lost high school football finally gets it back

by Emmanuel Felton December 8, 2017October 21, 2020

Divided We Learn, Higher Education, News

In an era of inequity, more and more college financial aid is going to the rich

by Jon Marcus December 7, 2017April 8, 2021