High School Completion and Postsecondary Enrollment Among First Generation and Low-Income Students.

Reviews available data on high school graduates from low-income families and measures extent to which low-income high school graduates go to college. Provides background on Higher Education Act student aid programs and examines trends in first generation and low-income enrollment, college enrollment...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Federal aid to education. Education, Higher. Poverty. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Reviews available data on high school graduates from low-income families and measures extent to which low-income high school graduates go to college. Provides background on Higher Education Act student aid programs and examines trends in first generation and low-income enrollment, college enrollment rates of year 2000 high school graduates, and the combined effects of first generation college enrollment and income status.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.