The vast majority of high school students aspire to some kind of postsecondary education,
yet far too many of them enter college without the basic content knowledge, skills, or habits …

In this article, we review research on poverty, both poverty rates and the effects of poverty on
academic achievement more generally and on the identification and services for low-income …

Will the United States have an educational caste system in 2030? Drawing on both
extensive demographic data and compelling case studies, this powerful book reveals the …

Latino students now make up 1 in 4 public school students in the United States and are a
rapidly growing population in nontraditional settlement areas. Yet-persistent racial and …

The competitive dynamics that sustain stratification among postsecondary institutions have
reinforced racial inequality in selective college enrollment between 1972 and 2004. Using a …

Summer bridge programs are designed to improve retention and academic success among
at-risk populations in postsecondary education by focusing on successful skills, behaviors …

This article documents the experiences of a group of first-generation Latino college students
who enrolled in 4-year institutions immediately after high school graduation. Students form …

Few studies have examined the steps to college enrollment between college aspiration and
college enrollment and how these steps might present a barrier to four-year college …

In this article, Uma Jayakumar, Rican Vue, and Walter Allen present their study of Young
Black Scholars (YBS), a community-initiated college preparatory program in Los Angeles …

Despite extensive research, policies, and practical efforts to improve college readiness in
the United States, a large proportion of low-income students remain unprepared to enter and …