The UW System is joining about two-dozen colleges and universities in pledging to improve graduation rates for two specific groups of students. They want to cut achievement gaps for low-income and students of color in half by 2015.A new report this week shows that collectively, 45 percent of such students earn a bachelorâ??s degree within six years, compared to 57 percent for other students enrolled at the schools. (Second item.)
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