The latest statistics show that 55 percent of high school graduates move on to college. But there is a lot of inequity across Colorado. Aspen, for example, sends the highest percentage of students, with 75 percent. But just a 2.5 half hour drive west of Aspen, the Plateau Valley district sends the least, just 13 percent. CPR education reporter spoke about these disparities and more with Colorado Matters.
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