<p>According to a UChicago Economics professor, money is not the reasons kids aren’t going to colleges. “Prepared” poor kids enroll at the same rate as rich kids. Problem not with schools, but with pre-k. this comes at the end of the article about how private colleges are ■■■■■■■■ for those who can pay.</p>
<p>“So much for the money. The raging debate in student-aid circles today is whether money is the worst of the barriers facing the poor. “No,” says James Heckman, a professor at the University of Chicago and a winner of the Nobel Prize in economics. Among well-prepared students, he finds that the poor enroll at almost the same rate as the rich. For those who can’t raise enough for tuition, targeted grants would be ideal. But to prepare and motivate larger numbers of poor kids, the most effective “college prep” may be enrichment courses for infants and toddlers. The research is proving it, Heckman says. Schools (and testing) play only a minor role in raising test scores. Stimulating tots produces more successful and smart adults.”</p>
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