I’ve spent most of my teaching career working with students who will be the first in their families to graduate from college. It turns out that just about half of first-generation college students end up graduating, which means two things: (1) There needs to be more rigorous preparation in high school, (2) There needs to be additional support in college. I’m happy what some schools are doing to track their graduates through the college years.
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