May 15, 2009

America Must Put Community Colleges First

By SARA GOLDRICK-RAB

President Obama has embraced an audacious ambition — to renew America's status as the world leader in college attainment. That goal is daunting, and it leads many people to conclude that we should focus federal investments on four-year colleges. If we want to realize the president's goal, that would be a terrible mistake.

Located in neighborhoods across the nation, charging lower-than-average tuition, public two-year colleges have the potential to lead the charge to

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