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Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty

College Affordability

College affordability: Low-income students bearing brunt of price hikes at some West Michigan schools, By Brian McVicar, April 2, 2014, mlive.com: “Students from low-income families are seeing college costs rise at a greater rate than their wealthy counterparts at several West Michigan schools, a trend that could hurt the poor as the cost of obtaining a degree continues to rise. The trend can be seen at schools such as Hope College, Calvin College, Cornerstone University and Grand Valley State University, federal data show…”