College education gap between rich and poor continues to grow

Most high school students have gotten the message: College should be a part of your future plans

And Americans are getting their diplomas in record numbers. In 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, nearly 32% of Americans over the age of 25 had a bachelor's degree — an all-time high. But a new study shows that for kids who are growing up poor, a bachelor's degree is getting further out of reach.

Conducted by two higher-education research institutes and released this week, the study shows that the college-education gap between rich and poor has multiplied dramatically over the past four decades to perhaps the widest it's been in national history. Read more...

More about College, Graduate, Us, Lifestyle, and Family Parenting



from Mashable http://ift.tt/1C9GzY0

via