Chang, A. (2018). Why so many poor kids who get into college don’t end up enrolling. Vox.
Every spring, millions of students graduate high school with every intention of attending college. By the fall, an astounding portion of them never show up to college. This phenomenon is so common it has a name: “summer melt.” And the effects are stronger for students from a lower socioeconomic background.
Joffe-Walt, C. (2015). Three miles. This American Life.
There’s a program that brings together kids from two schools. One school is public and in the country’s poorest congressional district. The other is private and costs $43,000/year. They are three miles apart. The hope is that kids connect, but some of the public school kids just can’t get over the divide. We hear what happens when you get to see the other side and it looks a lot better.
Steele, C.M. (1999). Thin ice: Stereotype threat and Black college students. The Atlantic.
When capable black college students fail to perform as well as their white counterparts, the explanation often has less to do with preparation or ability than with the threat of stereotypes about their capacity to succeed. Educators at Stanford who tested this hypothesis report their findings and propose solutions
The groundbreaking report that called for equal access to higher education for all despite race, sex, and socioeconomic background and the role community colleges have played in those efforts.
