Report Praises Maryland Higher Ed but Cites Problems for Underserved

Maryland's higher education system is among the country's strongest in college attainment and productivity, but is leaving the state's minority and low-income populations behind, a report from a research center at the University of Pennsylvania states. The report, from Penn's Institute for Research on Higher Education, is the third in a series of five examining higher education performance and governance in Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Texas and Washington.