Expanding College Access for Urban Youth: What Schools and Colleges Can Do

by Tyrone C. Howard, Jonli Tunstall, Terry Flennaugh

Book Overview

This timely book demonstrates why there needs to be a more thoughtful and collaborative effort on the part of K-12 schools, as well as institutions of higher education, to provide better college access to students from low-income communities. Building on a 10-year case study of a successful school-university partnership, the authors examine the support, mentoring, and resources needed to transform the college opportunities and life chances for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807757640
• ISBN13: 9780807757642
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"