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Lavin, David E.; Hyllegard, David – 1996
In 1970 the City University of New York (CUNY) initiated an open admissions policy that aimed to create an unusually high level of educational opportunity, especially for low-income minority youth. Opponents asserted that this policy so degraded academic standards that CUNY's diplomas lost their value. Using a data set with extensive information…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Achievement, College Admission, College Bound Students
