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Direct linkViadero, Debra – Education Week, 2009
When President Barack Obama unveiled his plans this summer for a $12 billion federal investment in the nation's community colleges, he said he wanted the initiative to yield an additional 5 million community college graduates by 2020. Research suggests that reaching that goal may be a tall order. Community colleges have abysmal graduation rates:…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Noncredit Courses, Community Colleges, Income
