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Black scholars find support, success in Highline College pilot program

Neal Morton

November 16, 2018 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Washington

On college campuses across California and Washington state, the Umoja Community program groups black freshman in small classes that focus on historic and present issues affecting black communities. While 33 percent of one college's black students outside the program have completed an English course by their freshman year, 47 percent of Umoja students, who benefit from additional mentoring and academic advising, have done the same.

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Programmed for Success

Paulette Perhach

November 02, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Community colleges are increasingly leveraging technology to engage students and keep them on track to graduation. Personalized messages about deadlines, information about class performance from professors, and texts about homework resources all contribute to a "fuller picture" of students and empower administrators with the information to intervene when necessary.

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Expanded early college program allows Howard students to get a 'JumpStart'

Jess Nocera

September 27, 2018 |

Howard County Times |

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Response Location: United States, Maryland

Through JumpStart, a dual enrollment program in Maryland, students can graduate with not only a high school degree but also the credits equivalent to an associates. Over 700 students in Howard County participate in the partnership between several local high schools and the community college. "On its face, it’s an everybody-wins strategy," a former U.S. education secretary noted. But critics wonder if course quality and rigor are sacrificed in the process.

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Why Are Free College Programs So Successful?

Dwyer Gunn

July 19, 2018 |

Pacific Standard |

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Response Location: United States, Tennessee

Since 2014, nine states have introduced free college programs for all high school graduates attending in-state community college and technical schools. Unlike other similar initiatives, this model targets all populations and is not merit-based or intended solely for low-income students. This article weighs the pros, cons, and sustainability of the increasingly popular solution.

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Big Tech's Hot New Talent Incubator: Community College

Christopher Mims

June 29, 2018 |

Wall Street Journal |

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Response Location: United States

Disappointed with the talent and skills coming out of traditional four year liberal arts colleges, high-profile tech companies, such as Amazon and Google, are turning to community colleges as a new source of desperately-needed tech talent. Companies are offering their own curricula and apprenticeships to ensure students are prepared for the workplaces they will graduate into.

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Can ‘Tennessee Promise' of free tuition offer lessons for Seattle and Washington?

Katherine Long

June 01, 2018 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Nashville, Tennessee

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan looks to Tennessee's initiative that offers free community college education for every high-school graduate in the state. Only one year after Tennessee became the first state to offer such assistance, the college enrollment rate by five percent.

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Colleges Are No Match for American Poverty

Marcella Bombardieri

May 30, 2018 |

The Atlantic |

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Response Location: United States, Texas

Journalist Marcella Bombardieri calls community college "one of America's largest and most important anti-poverty programs." The president of Amarillo College in Texas is testing just how far community colleges can go to fight systemic issues - day care, social workers, and emergency funds for students' daily expenses are part of his plan. Other administrators are looking on at the dramatic experiment with mixed views and takeaways.

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With new program, Renton Tech will encourage more students to earn degrees

Katherine Long

January 22, 2018 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

Students enrolled in community college may waste time and money if they don't have a clear plan laid out for their post-secondary education. With new grant funding, five community colleges in Washington are working to restructure curriculum in order to create more intuitive and straightforward paths for students to pursue an associates degree in lieu of a certificate. With an associates degree, students can more easily earn additional degrees, such as a bachelor's, down the line.

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A Year of Pushback to Save Social Innovation

Tina Rosenberg

January 09, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

When the federal government fails to stimulate social change, local areas step up. Tennessee is giving more structure and funding to community college education, and it’s drastically increasing graduation rates. Alaska and other states are getting rid of money bail. All around the country, citizen activists are becoming advocates and attempting to make our political system accessible to everyone. Despite partisan politics in Washington, D.C., the country is nonetheless experiencing social progress.

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How Chicago Created ‘Community College' for Special Ed Students

Derek Robertson

October 19, 2017 |

Politico |

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Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

After students with intellectual and developmental disabilities from Chicago's West Englewood neighborhood complete four years in traditional high school, they are eligible to attend Southside Occupational Academy for four additional years - the transition center "is not [a] replacement for traditional, integrated high school, it’s a complement to it." Southside provides vocational training and training in basic life skills to students.

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