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Automatic Enrollment in College Helps Fight Inequality
Offering admission for high school students is a lot better than not offering it.
Making college more attainable.
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To reduce inequality and racial injustice, a lot of people are interested in making college available to all. The most ambitious proposals would cost a great deal of money — and taxpayers would have to foot the bill.
Last week, the city of West Sacramento, California, did something fresh and creative — and cheap. It automatically admitted every one of its graduating high school seniors to a local two-year college, Sacramento City College.