Elite Colleges Open New Door to Poor Youths
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Wanting to maintain a role as engines of social mobility, about two dozen elite schools have pushed in the past few years to diversify economically.
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Children from poor familes say fear of debt deterred them from university
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As tuition has soared past the limits on federal aid, more students are relying on barely regulated private loans.
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Poor children who attended a premier preschool in the 1960s were more likely to graduate from high school, hold a job and stay out of jail than peers who didn&#39;t get an early education, says
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The gap in achievement between poor children and their peers widens at every stage of schooling, a report says.
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Officials say expanded financial aid at Harvard may push other colleges to shift aid away from low-income students.
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Universities were encouraged yesterday to give preference to students from minority backgrounds in a scheme that could see working-class and ethnic minority applicants
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Â· Few institutions pass admission benchmarks Â· Russell Group blames low achievement at school
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Free Wi-Fi, subsidized music-download services, even free iPods at Duke University. There&#39;s no question that high-tech perks are a fixture of today&#39;s college experience.
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By Tiffany Erickson Deseret Morning News  Schools in low-income areas could be getting some extra money that would help make up for fee waivers granted to students coming from poverty-stricken homes.
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NEW DELHI -- Neelamdevi Thakur lives in a working-class slum and earns a living washing dishes in middle-class homes twice a day. In the past year, two of her five children, who attend an affluent private school, have returned home speaking words that she had never heard from her other children, who...
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The poor could have a harder time moving up the income ladder as the higher education gap widens, a report said.
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Commonwealth ministers have set guidelines for rich nations recruiting teachers from poorer counterparts.
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Prestigious and posh, these five-star facilities educate the offspring of the world's elite.
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Many low-income students are unaware that they are eligible for grants, says a university watchdog.
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At least 1.3 million students will receive smaller Pell Grants, the nation's primary scholarship for those of low income.
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In Mississippi, M.J. Etua helps students look outside their own world as they participate in a competition against better-funded programs.