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Liz Willen Dear reader,

There’s a great deal of upheaval and uncertainty in U.S. higher education, but our reporting shows one thing is clear: Poor students are too often left out. Take the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where low-income students pay far more for their education than they would if they attended the state flagship school just 90 miles west in Madison. Hechinger’s investigations editor, Sarah Butrymowicz, examines this financing disparity, while columnist Jill Barshay explains how low-income students and students of color get sorted into the least selective state campuses ([link removed]) .

This week, we also tell you why poor students struggle to list volunteering ([link removed]) on their college applications, why college isn’t for everyone, ([link removed]) what President Donald J. Trump’s budget ([link removed]) would do to higher education and how former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg would overhaul the post-secondary landscape. ([link removed]) Hit reply to this email to send us your thoughts.

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** Another way to quantify inequality inside colleges ([link removed])
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Urban Institute analyzes graduation rates by race and ethnicity at colleges and universities in Virginia and Connecticut.
Reading List


** Another way college applications are rigged against low-income students ([link removed])
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Admissions officers at top schools tend to value community service — the sort of activities that low-income students who are determined to help their families and find ways to save for college may not have time for.



** OPINION: When the next step isn’t college ([link removed])
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Students who take out loans but don’t complete college are often worse off than if they had never enrolled in the first place.



** Trump’s budget would slash support for low-income students ([link removed])
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[link removed] Congress were to approve it, some higher education experts say, low-income students would be so financially squeezed that college might be out of reach.



** COLUMN: Michael Bloomberg unveils ‘progressive’ higher education plan ([link removed])
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Free college and a call for eliminating legacy admissions stand apart from his K-12 legacy.



** The universities that enroll more poor students have less financial aid to give ([link removed])
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Nationwide, 41 percent of public four-year universities cost more for the lowest-income students than their state’s flagship does.


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OPINION: How top charter schools became an ‘afterthought’ in Massachusetts ([link removed])
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By putting a question about allowing more Massachusetts charter schools on the statewide ballot in 2016, advocates played into the hands of teachers’ unions and other opponents of charters that could turn out an endless supply of anti-charter ground troops to make phone calls and knock on doors.
Solutions
"'Like A Flu Shot' For Addiction Crisis -- Training High School Students As Recovery Coaches ([link removed]) ," West Virginia Public Broadcasting.

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