Parental Income Segregation Prevents Intergenerational Mobility for College Students

Researchers from Opportunity Insights explored the relationship between college attendance and intergenerational mobility to determine how equalizing college attendance rates could impact long term outcomes of students from low- or middle-income families. The study showed that selective colleges are highly segregated by parental income, and that students from lower income families are much less likely … Continue reading Parental Income Segregation Prevents Intergenerational Mobility for College Students