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College access
Fewer 18-year-olds are enrolling as college freshmen this fall
Oct 23, 2024
This decline in freshmen is particularly notable at four-year schools — less so at community colleges — and there are a number of reasons for it.
Brenda Brooks dropped out of college 40 years ago. Federal rules mean she can’t afford to return.
Feb 29, 2024
Now 60, she learned that her decades-old GPA disqualifies her from receiving federal loans or grants.
Revised FAFSA could simplify a dreaded rite of passage for students
Aug 29, 2023
It’s intended to make the process of getting financial aid less painful.
Welfare reform, through the eyes of two women
by
Amy Scott
Aug 15, 2016
The "work first" approach made pursuing a college degree much harder.
How one Chicago high school built a college culture
by
Amy Scott
Oct 16, 2015
College access is part of everyone's job at George Washington High School.