Oh yes, giving kids "better self esteem" or whatever won't magically make the barriers to higher education go away, though I can see some aspects of that program being helpful (the financial assistance for example).
On the whole what we need to do is not focus on the student's attitudes either way and instead actually fix the education system.
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On the whole what we need to do is not focus on the student's attitudes either way and instead actually fix the education system.