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Politics Feb 09

Jill Biden pushes free access to community college, training

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

Education Jan 19

‘It’s just too much’: Why some students are abandoning community colleges

Fall enrollment at community colleges was down 10 percent from a year earlier, according to National Student Clearinghouse data.

By Lawrence Lanahan, The Hechinger Report

Education Jul 14

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How one community college is grappling with the pandemic, reckoning on race

How will the fall of 2020 look for students, families and schools as the pandemic reshapes the education landscape? Community colleges, which educate about 40 percent of U.S. undergraduates, were already stretched thin. Now, their enrollment is expected to increase…

By Hari Sreenivasan, Cat Wise

Politics Oct 08

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate and former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden responds to a question from moderator Craig Melvin during a forum held by gun safety organizations the Giffords group and March For Our Lives in Las Vegas, Nevada, October 2, 2019. Photo by Steve Marcus/Reuters
Biden unveils plan for free community college

The former vice president's $750 billion higher education plan represents a major expansion of the federal government's role in educating Americans beyond high school.

By Bill Barrow, Associated Press

Education May 09

Closeup shot of a young man writing on a note pad
Opinion: Part-time college students have been left out. Let’s help them

As colleges embrace strategies to bolster degree completion, this former community college president warns against creating a situation where part-time students become even more likely to drop out.

By Karen Stout, Inside Higher Ed

May 04

Why community colleges can’t ignore the needs of part-time students

By Ashley A. Smith, Insider Higher Ed

If community colleges are going to close achievement gaps, they need to better accommodate part-time students, this report says.

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Jun 07

Did you leave college before earning your degree? The NewsHour wants to hear from you

By Laura Santhanam

Millions of college students are enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities, but many won't finish their degrees. The NewsHour wants to know what stands between students and achievement and what higher education officials can do to remove those obstacles.

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Feb 08

San Francisco becomes first city to offer free community college tuition to all residents

By Dave Berndtson

The new program comes as several other jurisdictions, including the states of New York and Rhode Island, are considering free tuition programs.

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Oct 02

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Seeing need, Cleveland program trains steelworkers of tomorrow

By PBS NewsHour

In Cleveland, a special school-to-work program leads community college students to jobs at a local steel plant where hundreds of workers are expected to start retiring. Special correspondent Amy Hansen from WVIZ/PBS Idea Stream reports in a preview of American…

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Sep 10

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The free community college experiment everyone is watching

By PBS NewsHour

Tennessee is expecting record enrollment at its community colleges this year, under a new program that guarantees two years of tuition for free for students who meet some simple requirements. But can schools keep the students enrolled? Special correspondent Yasmeen…

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