… primarily lower income people access to higher education who wouldn't have had it otherwise, which of course we all agree with that goal. But Dr. Vetter, you were talking about, Since the Department of Education began, the percentage of lower income individuals actually going into college or getting degrees has actually leveled off or declined slightly. That's correct. That's correct. As I read the evidence. And that goes back, by the way, to about 1970 or 72 when Mr. Carey was talking about. (10:24–10:36)
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Asserts that the percentage of lower-income individuals attending college or obtaining degrees has stagnated or slightly declined since the Department of Education's inception.
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