Poorer High Schools Offer Less College Prep, Report Finds

Route Fifty: Students attending high schools with relatively high levels of poverty have less access to classes that adequately prepare them for college and often are required to attend four-year universities, according to new research from the nonpartisan federal Government Accountability Office.

“Students from low-income families earn bachelor’s degrees at rates that are significantly lower than their more affluent peers,” says the report, released this month.

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