April 24, 2009

Helping Community-College Students Succeed: a Moral Imperative

By KAY MCCLENNEY

Even in the midst of crisis, American community colleges embody the spirit of hope and change that has energized our national politics. Our challenges have never been inconsequential, but now, plainly, they are huge: As is typical in a recession, many community colleges are experiencing a surge in enrollment, at precisely the same time that they must — like many enterprises, both public and private — contend with choking constraints on resources.

But the

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