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New research offers hope to first-generation college grads

The Hechinger Report

Consider students who graduated from college with a four-year bachelor’s degree during the 2007-08 academic year. Nearly 36 percent of undergraduates who began college in 2003-04 were students whose parents had never attended college at all. That figure reflects dropout rates, too.

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School counselors keep kids on track. Why are they first to be cut?

The Hechinger Report

Aimed at curbing dropouts, improving graduation rates and sending more kids to college and other postsecondary programs, the corps is designed to offset a growing achievement gap in this relatively affluent but increasingly diverse state. “When there’s a budget cut, counselors are the first to go.”. Why are women locked out?

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