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Read on for more information relating to the growing concern of income inequality and reactions that institutions have taken to bring awareness to this serious problem. 

Class Matters - New York Times; 2005

Making Ends Meet - San Francisco Chronicle, September 28, 2005

When Work Doesn't Pay: Working and Poor in the Bay Area's New Economy - University California Santa Cruz, March 18, 2003

California's Rising Income Inequality: Causes and Concerns - Public Policy Institute of California, February 1999

Challenges and Importance of Higher Education in Closing the Income Gap

The Growing Importance of Education in California - Public Policy Institute of California, July 29, 2003

Resilient & Reaching for More: Challenges and Benefits of Higher Education for Welfare Participants and Their Children - Institute for Women's Policy Research, 2006

Trends in College Pricing - College Board, 2005

Universities React to Social Problem

Harvard University - Free Tuition for Families Earning Less Than $60,000; March 30, 2006

Stanford University - Free Tuition for Low Income Students of $45,000; March 15, 2006

Yale University - No Parental Contribution for Families with Income Under $45,000; March 4, 2005

Princeton University - Expands Financial Aid to Low Income; February 2, 1998

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