Older high school students often help tutor or run activities for the younger children, and several members have come back to work for the organization after completing high school and college.

CNN: Helping 'Kliptown' kids take control of their future

Today, two out of every three students graduates with help from a loan, and often they take on a mountain of debt as a result.

WHITEHOUSE: Making Higher Education More Affordable

Too often the blame is placed on students' irresponsible spending habits, but I cannot help but feel that college administrators and corporate parties share some of the culpability as well.

CNN: Your e-mails: Students paying off the past

Sir Peter Lampl, chairman of education charity Sutton Trust, welcomed the guide, adding that he hoped it would help "bright non-privileged students in particular, who all too often do not receive the support and guidance they need at this key juncture in their lives".

BBC: Top universities warn against 'soft subjects'

He was well liked by his students, and often he asked boys in his class to stay after school, to do homework and help him with chores.

NEWYORKER: In Plain View