| Author(s): | State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) |
| Title: | Second to none in attainment, discovery, and innovation: The national agenda for higher education |
| Source: | http://www.sheeo.org/federal/SHEEO%20Letter%20t... |
| Date: | 2008 |
| Organization: | State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) |
| Short Description: | This open letter to the 2008 presidential candidates outlines the importance of higher education, examines the status of the U.S. higher education system compared to the rest of the world, and proposes a goal of producing at least one million more degree or certficate holders each year. |
| Annotation: | This open letter to the 2008 presidential candidates outlines the importance of higher education, examines the status of the U.S. higher education system compared to the rest of the world, and proposes a goal of producing at least one million more degree or certficate holders each year.
The paper asserts that the fastest, most effective way to generate one million more degrees per year is to focus policies and resources on the students who are not now succeeding in our colleges and universities. These students generally are low-income, first-generation, and/or working adults of all ethnic groups. Because of their low rates of participation and success, low-income college students are much less likely to earn a college degree than similarly qualified higher-income students. |
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