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JUDY WOODRUFF (Newshour): Why are some of the top achievers missing out on a shot to go to some of the best universities?
Jeffrey Brown explores that question, part of our continuing coverage on inequality in America.
JEFFREY BROWN (Newshour): For years, colleges and universities have been trying to diversify their student body, not just by ethnicity, but by income as well.
But despite high-profile moves at some schools to do so, including big boosts in financial assistance and even full tuition, the numbers are still falling short of the goal. A recent study is shedding new light on the problem and what's behind it. The analysis found just 34 percent of high-achieving seniors from the lower end of the income ladder attend one of the 238 most select schools.
By comparison, nearly 80 percent of high-achieving students from the upper end of the income ladder attend an elite school. The study also found there are many more high-achieving students from lower-income backgrounds than schools now know of or are recruiting.
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