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Home  /  MCFeeds  /  2021  /  5/26 – 6/01  /  Student Success

Student Success

Student Success

June 03, 2021

This one section of the 5/26 – 6/01, 2021 MCFeed Newsletter

In an opinion essay for the New York Times, David L. Kirp, Professor at the Goldman School of Public Policy at U.C. Berkeley and author of “The College Dropout Scandal,” says data-driven strategies must be implemented at community colleges in order to also achieve higher rates of student retention. 

Nicole Lynn Lewis, founder and CEO of Generation Hope and author of Pregnant Girl, writes in The Atlantic about the obstacles parents must face in higher education that can prevent them from completing their degrees. Approximately 4 million college students are parents, and student-parents are significantly less likely to complete a bachelor’s degree within five years compared to their nonparent peers. 

  • Tags: Community College, Parents
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