Commentary: Two factors keep 'new gen' students from attending college. Here's how to address them
LOS ANGELES - Abolishing tuition at public universities has become a hot topic on the campaign trail, with many Democratic presidential candidates endorsing the idea. But if access to college is the issue, two other barriers could be addressed far more quickly and cheaply: convincing high-achieving high school seniors to apply for available grant money and persuading those who have been accepted to college to enroll.
These two factors have been estimated to keep several hundred thousand high school graduates from going to college every year.
