Across California's public colleges and universities, one nearly universal admissions factor -- first-generation status -- is still up to debate because no one can agree how to define it. The phrase ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - Des Moines Area Community College is recommitting itself to supporting first-generation college students with its admittance to the FirstGen Forward Network, ...

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The phrase “first-generation college student” is about the education level of a students’ parents and it’s a key predictor of that student’s success in school. For years, California schools have used ...