LIMITED SUCCESS AS COLLEGES SEEK TO ATTRACT POOR

Atlanta Journal Constitution

By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA

The Associated Press

c.2013 New York Times News Service

Opponents of race-based affirmative action in college admissions urge that colleges use a different tool to encourage diversity: giving a leg up to poor students. But many educators see real limits to how eager colleges are to enroll more poor students, no matter how qualified — and the reason is money.

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