Wake up call: Adult success requires adult responsibility
High school graduates from low income households are 30 percent less likely to enroll in college than their high income counterparts. Youth reporter Derek Williams describes the psychological hurdles of achievement when young students are left to their own devices for getting higher education. Missing out on the four-year college track, he says, can make for muddled and confusing educational choices. How Derek figured out he'd have to just step up and work harder than more privileged folks, on Youth Radio.