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Post by bot on Apr 27, 2016 0:37:47 GMT -5
FACT SHEET: Celebrating Progress in Expanding College Opportunity for Every Student on College Signing Day by mtorrell Expanding opportunity for more students, especially disadvantaged students, to enroll and succeed in college is vital to building a strong economy and a strong middle class. The chance of a child born in the bottom household income quintile making it to the top quintile nearly quadruples with a college degree. Yet fewer than 10 percent of those born into low-income households earn a bachelor’s degree by age 25, compared with over 50 percent of students born into upper-income households. Decades of research have shown how higher education offers large benefits to students in terms of labor market earnings, health, and happiness – and to the community at large. www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/04/26/fact-sheet-celebrating-progress-expanding-college-opportunity-every
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