- "Everyone wants to think of education as an equalizer - the place where upward mobility gets started. But on virtually every measure we have, gaps between high school and low income kids are widening." --economist at University of California, Irvine. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/23/education/poor-students-struggle-as-class-plays-a-greater-role-in-success.html?ref=education&_r=0 3 comments politics
- For poor: College can leave students in worse shape http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/23/education/poor-students-struggle-as-class-plays-a-greater-role-in-success.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0 38 comments politics
- For Poor, Leap To College Often Ends In A Hard Fall: "'Everyone wants to think of education as an equalizer--the place where upward mobility gets started,' said Greg J. Duncan...'But on virtually every measure we have, the gaps between high-and low-income kids are widening. It's very disheartening'" http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/23/education/poor-students-struggle-as-class-plays-a-greater-role-in-success.html?pagewanted=all 17 comments politics
- Are you poor? College often leads to financial disaster for poor students. New York Times offers a scathing review of USA education and student-loan practices. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/23/education/poor-students-struggle-as-class-plays-a-greater-role-in-success.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20121223&_r=0 146 comments business
- For Poor, Leap to College Often Ends in a Hard Fall http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/23/education/poor-students-struggle-as-class-plays-a-greater-role-in-success.html?ref=education 7 comments politics
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- 'The Great Gatsby Curve': Why It's So Hard for the Poor to Get Ahead - The Atlantic http://www.theatlantic.com/business/print/2013/06/rip-american-dream-why-its-so-hard-for-the-poor-to-get-ahead-today/276943/ 121 comments
- Better Colleges Failing to Lure Talented Poor - The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/17/education/scholarly-poor-often-overlook-better-colleges.html?pagewanted=all 51 comments
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- The End of American Exceptionalism - The Atlantic http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/02/the-end-of-american-exceptionalism/283540/ 7 comments
- 'The Great Gatsby Curve': Why It's So Hard for the Poor to Get Ahead - The Atlantic http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/06/rip-american-dream-why-its-so-hard-for-the-poor-to-get-ahead-today/276943/ 3 comments
- How elite universities are killing the American dream — Quartz http://qz.com/95845/how-elite-universities-are-killing-the-american-dream/ 0 comments
- Efforts to Recruit Poor Students Lag at Some Elite Colleges - The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/31/education/elite-colleges-differ-on-how-they-aid-poor.html 0 comments
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