Research

Learn about the history of Federal TRIO programs and Student Support Services: What is TRIO - TRIO is Educational Opportunity for Low-Income and Disabled Americans -Talking Points

Articles related to first-generation, low-income college students:

• What works for first-generation college students   (A must read)

• Keeping them in College

• The Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education

• National College Access Network, Academic Enrichment-Best Practices

• Pathways to a four-year degree

• Raising the graduation rate of low-income college students      

•  High School Course-taking: Findings from the Condition of Education 2007 (latest report)

Websites

• School Matters - school district and state academic comparisons