America's Untapped Resource

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America's Untapped Resource: Low-Income Students in Higher Education

With access to higher education more important than ever, low-income students of all racial and ethnic groups continue to lag in participation. Download America's Untapped Resource: Low-Income Students in Higher Education from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. What can be done to ensure that more low-income students have adequate financial aid to attend college? That disadvantaged students are academically prepared for college and can persist to graduation? That selective universities are open to students of all economic backgrounds? As Congress prepares to reauthorize the Higher Education Act, a group of widely respected scholars proposes a number of provocative ideas in this volume. Chapters include "Low-Income Students and the Affordability of Higher Education," by Lawrence Gladieux, a former official with the College Board; "Improving the Academic Preparation Search and find a lot of education books in many category availabe for free download.

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