[20050209]RS21435_第一代和低收入学生的高中毕业和中学后入学情况.pdf

1 According to the TRIO authorizing statute ( 402A(g), low-income students are defined asthose living in families with income below 150% of the official poverty threshold and firstgeneration college students are defined as those whose parents did not complete a Bachelorsdegree. These definitions will be applied throughout this report.Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21435Updated February 9, 2005High School Completion and PostsecondaryEnrollment Among First Generation and Low-Income Studentsname redacted and Charmaine JacksonAnalysts in Social LegislationDomestic Social Policy DivisionSummaryThe Higher Education Act (HEA) supports several programs that provide servicesand incentives to disadvantaged students to help increase their educational attainment.Foremost among these programs are the federal TRIO programs and the Gaining EarlyAwareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Program (Gear Up). These programs areprimarily intended for individuals who are from low-income families and would be thefirst in their family to attain a college degree. This report reviews available data onthese populations and