States and colleges are pressing to get more adults to complete degrees, but many programs are not structured to serve them.
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Articles by Laura Pappano
A ‘gobsmacking number’ of students in need aren’t applying to college. Are we missing ‘an entire generation’?
The low-income and first generation students who need college help most are not getting it.
USA Today, .
‘Right now is not my time’: How Covid dimmed college prospects for students who need help most
A perfect storm of remote school and complexity of applying to college leaves low-income and first generation students short on help
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How to Raise Rural Enrollment in Higher Education? Go Local.
Given the rural-nonrural divide in America, this may be the most important college access program you've never heard of. The Hechinger Report + WaPo https://hechingerreport.org/how-to-raise-rural-enrollment-in-higher-education-go-local/
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The Washington Post, .
Lessons From Tornadoes Help a Community Combat Covid
Rural Lawrence County, TN brings science (plus "Masks, Distancing, Sanitizing") to the battle to keep students learning during this wild academic year.
The New York Times, .