Equity Matters
More students are going to college. However, there’s still a large gap in graduation rates. [,]Black and Hispanic students graduate at lower rates than white students. This is often due to challenges like financial stress, social barriers, and academic struggles.[,,] As a result, many students leave college with large student loans but don’t have access to better job opportunities or higher pay.[]
[ED102] Immediate College Enrollment Rate. National Center for Education Statistics. https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator/cpa
[ED103] Bailey, M., Dynarski, S.M. (2011). Gains and Gaps: Changing Inequality in U.S. College Entry and Competition. In G.J. Duncan and R.J. Murnane (Eds.) Whither Opportunity? Rising Inequality, Schools, and Children’s Life Chances. Russell Sage. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228303128_Gains_and_Gaps_Changing_Inequality_in_US_College_Entry_and_Completion
[ED104] On Views of Race and Inequality, Blacks and Whites Are Worlds Apart. (2016.) Pew Research Center. https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2016/06/27/1-demographic-trends-and-economic-well-being/#blacks-still-trail-whites-in-college-completion
[ED105] A Look at Black Student Success: Identifying Top and Bottom-Performing Institutions. (2017.) The Education Trust. https://edtrust.org/resource/blackstudentsuccess/
[ED106] Kelly A.P., Schneider M., Carey K. (2010). Rising To The Challenge: Hispanic College Graduation Rates as a National Priority. American Enterprise Institute. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED508846