Book Review: Paper Girl: A Memoir of Home and Family in a Fractured America
It's very common to find talk in the literature on first-gen students of schisms between students and their
Education & Class
In the Messy Social Spaces Between Constraint and Opportunity
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"Predatory Inclusion"
Campuses work against the interests of poor and working-class students in so many ways. The financial aid system itself often
Colleges with Free Tuition for Low/Middle-Income Students
Tuition is only part of the cost of going to college, but it's a big part. The Washington
Social Class Traces in College Application Essays
It likely will come as no surprise to readers of this site that researchers at Stanford's Center for
College Access as "Affluence Replication"
For years, college access programs (and first-gen support programs on campuses) have been based on the premise that the path
College as Finishing School for Wealthy Kids
I remember reading novels in which young women in elite social circles were sent to "finishing schools" to
Asking the Wrong Questions 2: Campus First-Gen Supports
I wrote recent post about how the assumptions of the powerful often shape the questions that researchers ask about poor
Tressie McMillan Cottom on the "Meritocracy"
If there's one thing that I might wish for in support programming for first-generation students on campus, it
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Asking the Wrong Questions: The Single Parent/School Achievement Edition
So much public policy – especially the stinginess of social safety nets – is based on deep-seated beliefs that if only poor
Court Rules Against DOE on Some TRIO grant cancellation
A bit of good news. A district court judge has ruled that the Department of Education did not follow the
People from Poor and Working-Class Backgrounds at the [Next] Table
I'm thinking a lot about who will be at the table as we move forward in our public
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A Succinct Explainer: What is Happening in the Department of Education's K-12 Work
There is too much going on. So much is changing so quickly. With a deep breath, I remind myself that