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The College Juggernaut: Just Who Is It That Needs to Get Ready?

By Elliot Washor & Charles Mojkowski
Education Week, January 17, 2007

…As Frank Newman and his co-authors remind us: “What is at stake in the admission to higher education of low-income students and students of color is far more than a diverse campus, even more than having citizens with the skills needed for the workforce. What is at stake is the fundamental concept of our democracy—a concept based on widespread civic participation and social mobility.”…

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