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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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With Their Whole Lives Ahead of Them: Myths and Realities about Why So Many Students Fail to Finish College
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Johnson, Jean; Rochkind, Jon – Public Agenda, 2009
"With Their Whole Lives Ahead of Them" asks young Americans why so many college students drop out. This study is designed to test the assumptions many individuals make about college students today and why so many of them fail to graduate. It also helps to identify solutions that young people themselves say would help most. With underwriting from…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, College Programs, Young Adults