Report: ‘Colleges Need to Better Inform Students of Tradeoffs Between Working and Learning’ | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it


It’s no secret that most people can’t work their way through college anymore. And while many students still juggle a job, a new report highlights why that’s even tougher for those who are low-income.

“Low-income working learners are going to school more and working more hours, yet struggling to make it,” the report, which was released on Tuesday by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, states


“They have been failed by an education system that perpetuates intergenerational inequality.”