If high school students knew at the start of their high school that there would be financial aid to help them get to college, it would change their performance in high school.
Tom Harkin: “If high school students knew at the start of their high school that there would be financial aid to help them get to…”
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Senator Harkin discusses the impact of financial aid awareness on high school students' performance.
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