Colleges are working harder to provide summer experiences for top high school students who may be the first in their families to attend college.

By Catherine Gewertz, Education Week

Debbie Chen had always struggled with her schoolwork. So when she arrived at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Chen — whose parents never went to college — worried she might have trouble juggling her assignments and other campus activities.

By Laura M. Colarusso, The Hechinger Report