This week President Obama called for the creation of the American Graduation Initiative, a $12 billion effort to encourage degree completion, especially Associate degrees and certificates. America has slipped in high school and college completion rates to the middle of the OECD pack. David Brooks explained why we need to do better and endorsed the President's proposal. He's right, it could help.
I'm a fan of community colleges. Dual enrollment at one up the street saved my daughter 1.5 years...
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