High costs vs. poor students, which Ga. university helps most?

The increasing cost of putting a student through college has become a hot political issue, as well as a real problem for working families.

The New York Times did some research to figure out which colleges are doing the best work at helping poor students get through.

Georgia has a few schools in the list, including the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech. You can check out which schools do best on this website: http://nyti.ms/1KwREbs.

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