The math behind a pay-it-forward system is to say the least daunting. A school like hope takes in about $55 million in tuition. The more successful students are, the more opportunities they'll have to give. Students admitted into Hope Forward as a group have slightly lower academic credentials than their non-Hope Forward peers.
This season, Malcolm's covered a lot of the problems in higher education. Today on the show: A solution. A big idea being tested at a little school on the shores of Lake Michigan. A school called Hope College, believe it or not, with an idea so crazy it just might work.
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