The College Dropout Scandal

David Kirp, "The College Dropout Scandal"
English | ISBN: 0190862211 | 2019 | 184 pages | EPUB | 559 KB
Higher education today faces a host of challenges, from quality to cost. But too little attention gets paid to a startling fact: four out of ten students - that's more than ten percent of the entire population - -who start college drop out. The situation is particularly dire for black and Latino students, those from poor families, and those who are first in their families to attend college.