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College Advising Corps Tries to Close the Counselor Gap in California

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One way to get more low-income students to college is surprisingly simple: Get them to apply. That's harder than it sounds though, especially in California, which has the second worst student-to-counselor ratio in the country. Several new, private programs are sending outside advisors into schools to fill the gap.

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