NPR College Admissions Story

glido
Tue, 05 Apr 2011 18:24:52 +0000

“Where North Carolina could possibly do better is in college participation rates of the state’s HS grads, where it’s right around the national average—well below states like Massachusetts, New York, and New Jersey.”

It has yet to be established that higher participation rates are necessarily better. It is likely that there is a point of diminishing returns re financial investment. It is doubtful that every state in the union would be best served by 100% participation rate.