This program includes over a dozen high school student from across the state of Connecticut that go to Manchester Community College so they can move foward in the engineering field.

The article from the Hartford Courant is mainly on Alicia Vose who is from Maine.  She goes to the University of Connecuit, pays an out-of-state rate, and is going to pay an extra $2,800 to go school next year.  This summer she plans to work 60 hours a week to try to offset costs.

Her total debt at this point of  time is around 40 grand which is around twice the average debt graduates from college with.

that students should be forced to take the ACT or some other kind of test before they graduate.

Power Point Presentation on the SAT scoring mess.

The San Diego Union-Tribue has an article up on this as well.

The Oregonian reports on this program for eight through twelfth graders.  People who participate in this program and maintain a 3.2 GPA in college prep classes will get automatic admission into Willamette University.

To study the decline in minority students at UCLA and other colleges.