New Report: Indicators of Opportunity in Higher Education

Posted by on November 12, 2004

NEW REPORT REVEALS THAT INCOME GAP
IMPACTS HIGHER EDUCATION, AS WELL

Washington, DC ? Despite numerous policies to make college more accessible, most low-income students never consider college, many choose to attend for-profit or two-year institutions, most avoid more expensive colleges, and the majority never graduate.

These rather bleak conclusions recently appeared in the 1st annual status report, Indicators of Opportunity in Higher Education, published by The Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education.

?This is the first national report of its kind that measures available opportunities for low-income students to access and succeed in higher education,? said Arnold Mitchem, President of the Council for Opportunity in Education. ?It clearly illustrates that our nation must take steps right now to seriously expand programs that improve access to higher education so that we can open the doors of postsecondary education for all students.?

The report, which focused on four indicators, revealed that low-income students have less opportunity for education beyond high school.

To read full press release and to download the report, visit: http://www.pellinstitute.org/