Survey shows colleges failing to attract low-income students, By Bill Schackner, March 29, 2011, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: “The nation’s wealthiest colleges collectively have failed since 2004 to significantly boost low-income enrollment, and more than half saw declines, including the main campuses of Penn State University and the University of Pittsburgh, a survey says. The Chronicle of Higher Education findings published this week show that low-income students as defined by those receiving federal Pell Grants remained largely flat as a share of undergraduates on those campuses, at just under 15 percent. The maximum grant for this school year is $5,500. The Chronicle looked at campuses with the 50 largest endowments, a group that includes Ivy League schools, other elite private colleges and a number of flagship public universities…”
Day: March 30, 2011
County Health Rankings
- Washington area counties reflect health disparities, By Lena H. Sun, March 30, 2011, Washington Post: “The Washington area has some of the region’s healthiest counties, such as Fairfax and Montgomery, but also pockets of poor health in the District and Prince George’s County, according to a set of reports to be released Wednesday. The reports, which rank U.S. counties and cities based on how long people live and how healthy they are, reflect disparities that are closely linked to factors outside the doctor’s office, including high school graduation rates, poverty rates and the number of single-parent households…”
- Marin County named healthiest in California in new study; L.A. County ranks 26th, By Molly Hennessy-Fiske, March 30, 2011, Los Angeles Times: “The title of healthiest California county goes to Marin County – for the second year in a row. A new study released Wednesday named the Northern California county the healthiest in the state. The Bay Area county had lower rates of smoking, adult obesity and teen birth compared with other California counties, according to an annual rankings released by the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation…”