First Kauffman Scholars prepare to graduate
First Kauffman Scholars prepare to graduate
- May 20, 2013
- Cynthia Feliciano, Chicano/Latino studies and sociology professor, is quoted in the Kansas City Star May 19, 2013
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From the Kansas City Star:
Forty-six of the 125 Kauffman Scholars are graduating or are on track to graduate
by next year. That is a better success rate than most low-income students trying to
complete college degrees. National research by the Pathways to Postsecondary Success
project at UCLA paints a grim picture. According to the 2012 report, 47 percent of
students in poverty do not get access to post-secondary education, compared to 24
percent of students not in poverty. Of those students who do enter college, 28 percent
of students in poverty earn bachelor’s degrees, compared to 53 percent for students
not in poverty. The education system, as a whole, continues to bare what the report
called “persistent inequities,” said lead researcher Cynthia Feliciano at the University
of California, Irvine. “Major leaks” in the college pipeline continue to reproduce
“social class,” the report concluded. “There have to be multiple efforts to help low-income
students succeed,” Feliciano said. “Because there are multiple challenges these students
face.”
For the full story, please visit http://www.kansascity.com/2013/05/19/4244953/first-kauffman-scholars-pre....
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