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Racial gaps, high costs plague state’s higher educationPublished 12/04/08
WASHINGTON - Maryland higher education is too costly and continues to have large racial disparities in success and completion rates, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education.
"Measuring Up 2008: The State Report Card on Higher Education," failed Maryland for higher education affordability. On average, poor and working-class families spend 33 percent of their income, even with aid, to attend a two-year college, said the report.
Since the center's 2006 report card, financial aid for Maryland students has declined, the report said. The state spends 59...
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