Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Introduction 1
4. 1 Possible Lives 12
5. 2 The Cost and Price of a College Education 39
6. 3 Who Gets Pell? 66
7. 4 Making Ends Meet 83
8. 5 On Their Own 119
9. 6 Family Matters 139
10. 7 Making the Grade 164
11. 8 City of Broken Dreams 192
12. 9 Getting to Graduation 218
13. 10 Making College Affordable 233
14. Acknowledgments 261
15. Appendix 1. Wisconsin Scholars Longitudinal Study: Methodology 265
16. Appendix 2. Overview of Wisconsin Higher Education 277
17. Notes 285
18. References 317
19. Index 361