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A new approach to increasing low-income college grads   Leave a comment

Obama Gives Commencement Address At Arizona State UniversityLink: http://www.marketplace.org/2016/03/24/world/new-approach-increasing-low-income-college-grads

Summary: Taxpayers are spending about $30 billion a year to help send low-income students to college, but only half of these students finish college within six years. College graduates are more likely to hold jobs and earn a higher wage than those who don’t. The federal government is beginning to take a closer look at Pell grant recipients to track their success, in hopes of improving future recipients chances of graduating college.

Original Air Date: March 24, 2016

Length: 2 minutes 41 seconds