Posts published on October 4, 2010

Gates To Invest $34.8 Million In Community College Reform

I just got this from Gay Clyburn at the Carnegie Foundation:

GATES FOUNDATION INVESTING IN COLLEGE COMPLETION
On the eve of the first-ever White House Summit on Community Colleges, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Monday will announce a $34.8 million, five-year commitment to raise stagnant completion rates in the nation’s two-year public institutions.  Lagging completion rates in two-year colleges are seen as a major impediment to meeting the Obama administration’s goal of regaining the world lead in college degrees by 2020. Barely one student in five completes community college with an associate degree or certificate, according to federal data. An additional share of students successfully transfers to four-year institutions. The article is in The Washington Post.