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Practical Solutions For Improving Higher Education Opportunities For Disadvantaged Students Too Many Disadvantaged College Students In America Do Not Complete Their Coursework Or Receive Any College Credential, While Others Earn Degrees Or Certificates With Little Labor Market Value. Large Numbers Of These Students Also Struggle To Pay For College, And Some Incur Debts That They Have Difficulty Repaying. The Authors Provide A New Review Of The Causes Of These Problems And Offer Promising Policy Solutions. The Circumstances Affecting Disadvantaged Students Stem Both From Issues On The Individual Side, Such As Weak Academic Preparation And Financial Pressures, And From Institutional Failures. Low-income Students Disproportionately Attend Schools That Are Underfunded And Have Weak Performance Incentives, Contributing To Unsatisfactory Outcomes For Many Students. Some Solutions, Including Better Financial Aid Or Academic Supports, Target Individual Students. Other Solutions, Such As Stronger Linkages Between Coursework And The Labor Market And More Structured Paths Through The Curriculum, Are Aimed At Institutional Reforms. All Students, And Particularly Those From Disadvantaged Backgr

Author

Harry J. Holzer; Sandra R. Baum

Publisher

Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press

Published

2017

Language

EN

ISBN

9780815730217

Subjects

Education