EPISODE · Sep 16, 2022 · 8 MIN
Colleges Slip on Pledge to Enroll Lower-Income Students
from WSJ Your Money Matters · host WSJ Your Money Matters
More than 125 U.S. colleges and universities promised in 2016 to raise the enrollment of lower-income students by 50,000 by 2025. But a progress report from the initiative shows the schools have added fewer than 8,000 so far. Higher-education reporter Melissa Korn joins host Daniella Cheslow to discuss why federal Pell Grants are reaching so few potential students . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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More than 125 U.S. colleges and universities promised in 2016 to raise the enrollment of lower-income students by 50,000 by 2025. But a progress report from the initiative shows the schools have added fewer than 8,000 so far. Higher-education reporter Melissa Korn joins host Daniella Cheslow to discuss why federal Pell Grants are reaching so few potential students . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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