Taxpayers Should Stop Subsidizing “Country Club” Colleges

By Stephen Burd. An education policy expert argues that it's time for more elite colleges to open their doors to low-income students.
For years, Washington University in St. Louis has held the dubious distinction of being the least socioeconomically diverse college in the country.
Just 85 members of its freshmen class entering in the fall of 2012 (5%) came from families with incomes low enough (typically below $50,000 a year) to qualify for a federal Pell Grant. More...