Higher parent financial support for college equals lower grades

Much discussion about higher education assumes that the children of wealthy parents have all the advantages, and they certainly have many. But a new study reveals an area where they may be at a disadvantage. The study found that the more money (in total and as a share of total college costs) that parents provide for higher education, the lower the grades their children earn.

The findings — particularly grouped with other work by the researcher who made them — suggest that the students least likely to excel are those who receive essentially blank checks for college expenses.

By
Scott Jaschik

Full Story: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/01/14/study-finds-increased-parental-support-college-results-lower-grades