A Degree of Progress? - BusinessWest -Western Massachusetts Economic Development Council

A Degree of Progress?

BusinessWest Aug 19 2009 Education

It’s called the American Graduation Initiative, an Obama administration program to pump $12 billion into the nation’s community college over the next decade. While administrators at those institutions welcome the federal help, some wonder out loud whether the measure will have any meaningful impact and do what its name implies – graduate more individuals into the workforce.
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