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Article: Indiana U. researchers to evaluate 21st Century Scholars Program
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- December 4, 2007
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Shannon Dahmer
University Wire
12-04-2007
(Indiana Daily Student) (U-WIRE) BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana University-based researchers will be given two years to conduct a study to determine the success of the 21st Century Scholars Program.
The researchers have been awarded a grant of $497,000 to conduct the study.
"The research is being done to help identify ways of improving access to higher education for students from low-income families," said Rob Toutkoushian, associate professor of educational leadership and policy studies and chair of the educational leadership program in the IU School of Education. "Traditionally, these students have been underrepresented in colleges and ...