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ACT Scores Slip
Average ACT scores are the lowest they've been in five years. English and reading scores dropped the most from last year.
Gender, Jobs and G.P.A.
Study links gender gap in high school grade-point average with students' intentions, as early as middle school, to go to college.
Bridging the Gap
College readiness initiative -- focused on leveraging programs and resources to drive college-going for all students -- was particularly successful with African-American and Latino students.
Meritocracy or Bias?
Study finds that when white people are told of the success of Asian applicants, their commitment to basing admissions on grades and test scores drops.
Admissions Mismatch
Most students either "undermatch" (enroll at lower-quality colleges than they could get into) or "overmatch" (enroll at colleges that typically have better students than they are), new study finds. And students' choices -- not colleges' decisions -- are the reason why.
Inquiry Into Aid Talks Ends
Justice Department halts investigation of discussions among private college leaders on ways to shift spending from non-need-based to need-based aid. Some say the review -- even now that it's over -- has made institutions too nervous to go forward.
Access If You'll Borrow
U. of Virginia changes rules for its highly praised program for low-income students. Going forward, they will need loans.
Another Former Women's College
Pine Manor, facing shrunken enrollment and pressure from accreditor, will admit men to all programs. Is this a sign of the times about single-sex education or the tough choices facing small private colleges?