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Hartford, Connecticut Sean Pavone | Istock | Getty ImagesWhen it comes to improving access to higher education, each state is largely left to its own devices. Connecticut, for example, recently rolled out several programs to establish pathways to college and lower the debt burden. Free college program"We're trying to do everything we can to make education less expensive to start with," Lamont said. Like a growing number of states, Connecticut recently introduced a free tuition program for students attending community college either full- or part-time. In Connecticut, students receive "last-dollar" scholarships, meaning the program pays for whatever tuition and fees are left after federal aid and other grants are applied.
Persons: Hartford , Connecticut Sean Pavone, Anthony Carnevale, Ned Lamont, Here's, Lamont, Joe Biden, Terrence Cheng, Sandy Baum, Baum Organizations: Istock, Georgetown's Center, Education, Workforce, CNBC, Free, Finance, Harvard, State Colleges, Urban Institute's Center Locations: Hartford , Connecticut, Connecticut, , Connecticut
The conservative-leaning court will issue rulings this spring in cases questioning the legality of race-conscious admissions at Harvard and the University of North Carolina. To increase enrollment of all underrepresented groups on campus without race-conscious admissions, the study said, schools would need to overhaul the entire process. The study's authors said it was unlikely that schools would universally adopt class-conscious admissions. Those that do try class-conscious admissions might still face discrimination lawsuits if they start giving explicit preference to low-income students, Carnevale added. Schools would have to invest heavily in expanding their recruitment of high school students from disadvantaged backgrounds for a class-based alternative to produce anywhere near the level of racial diversity accomplished through race-conscious admissions, the study found.
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