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An education desert is an area with little access to postsecondary education, especially broad-access public education. About 10% of the population of the US lives in education deserts.[1] About 57.4% of first-year students attending public four-year institutions attend within 50 miles of their permanent home.[2][3] The majority of undergraduate students enroll in broad-access institutions, with a disproportionate number of low-income students and students of color enrolling.[4] 30.7 million Americans live near only one public institution and 10.1 million live in a public education desert. Postsecondary education is disproportionately in wealthier areas, urban centers, and the eastern part of the US.[5]
Definitions
[edit]U.S. News & World Report defines an education desert as any area where there are zero public colleges or universities or only one public college that admits over 80% of its applicants.[1] However, 'education desert' can be used to mean any place that does not have reasonable physical access to a school. 'Reasonable' and 'school' can be defined more specifically for more specific contexts, like public postsecondary education or primary education.[6]
Effects
[edit]Students without access to public education may be forced to enroll at a private school, which could leave them out of benefits of many free college or financial aid programs which specifically target those attending public schools.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Camera, Lauren (May 20, 2019). "The Higher Education Desert". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ Nicholas Hillman & Taylor Weichman (2016). "Education Deserts: The Continued Significance of "Place" in the Twenty-First Century." American Council on Education. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ Harris, Adam (2019-07-01). "The Education Deserts of Rural America". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ "Place Matters: A Closer Look at Education Deserts". www.thirdway.org. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
- ^ a b Johnson, Elin. "Education Deserts". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
- ^ "Identifying "education deserts": How GIS tools can bring us closer to universal school enrollment". the Education Commission. 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2024-07-22.