In the article College, the Great Unleveled, Suzanne Mettler talks about how college …show more content…
According to Callan, “families that have a history of sending kids to college will do whatever it takes, even if that means a huge amount of debt” to send their kinds to college. But low income students will be less able to afford college. In 2007, a four-year public university was worth to 28 percent of the median family income, while a private university would cost 76% of the median family income.
In the text book, Mooney talks about race and ethnicity. By 2021, racial and ethnic minorities will comprise 52% of the prekindergarten through 12th grade student population. The white student population is expected to decrease from 61% in 2000 to 48% in 2021. Hispanic students are expected to increase 27% in 2021. Race and ethnicity has a independent effect on educational achievements. The relationship between these two is a large result of the association between race and ethnicity and socioeconomic