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    New York Times logo Sunday, April 22nd, 2007
    NYT Education Supplement
    "Dream Catchers"
    John Merrow writes about community colleges and his experience filming Discounted Dreams.
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    This week's podcast: WE KNOW WHAT WORKS
    We Know What Works podcast Nancy Shulock doesn't think community colleges should get more money -- that is, without also implementing some major policy changes. She argues that we already know how to improve transfer and completion rates at community colleges but sometimes lack the political will to do so. In this podcast, Professor Shulock, Executive Director of the Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Policy at Sacramento State University, offers insights that have upset some community college leaders. Listen now >>>
     
     
     
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