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Podcast: WBEZ News
Episode: Decades-old grades disqualify this Chicagoan from financial aid for college
Description: Federal data shows more than 40-million Americans have started college and then dropped out.
And economists say the number of good-paying jobs that require a degree is only going up.
That makes finishing school an important step towards earning a living wage.
But there’s one big hurdle many people face when trying to re-enroll.
WBEZ’s Lisa Kurian Philip has more. Host: Mary Dixon