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Waitlist Purgatory: 472,000 California Community College Students Don't Have Classes

Back-to-school time is turning out to be a nightmare at community colleges in the Golden State.

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What Really Helps Community College Students Succeed?

With only 22 percent of community college students earning a degree in three years, something has to change.

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In Six States, Higher Education Is Getting a Tuneup

College courses and degree programs need to be clearer about what students will learn and be able to do after graduation.

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Texas Billboards Blast Community Colleges for Low Graduation Rates

The Texas Association of Business is taking aim at low graduation rates in Austin and Dallas.

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Community Colleges are Screwed: The Higher Education Wealth Gap

The chasm between rich and poor is seriously affecting public higher education, where 80 percent of our college students enroll.

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Can Brazil Teach Us How to Get Over Our Vocational Education Snobbery?

With the economy being what it is, it's time for us to get over our antiquated ideas of career prestige.

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Should College Students to Be Able to Pay Their Way Off Wait Lists?

With wait lists thousands of students deep, California's community colleges say they'll add more class sections if students pay full price.

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Outsourcing Education: Does It Matter If Someone in India Corrected Your College Paper?

That paper you think was corrected by a professor actually might have been marked up by someone halfway across the globe.

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Community College Students Need Federal Loans, Too

Over one million community college students in 31 states can't borrow federal student loans. What gives with this unequal practice?

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Do Rich White Kids Automatically Think They're Harvard Material?

According to counselors, low-income black students need to be talked up into applying to elite schools. Well-off white students need talking down.

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Extra Credit: Ralph Nader Wants to End Athletic Scholarships

It's all about that college degree: what we're reading at GOOD Education HQ.

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Extra Credit: Education Cuts Found Unconstitutional

Budget cuts, budget cuts, and more budget cuts: what we're reading at GOOD Education HQ

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Report Backs Up the Idea That College Shouldn't Be the Goal

You won't need a B.A. in anthropology to be an electrician or a dental hygienist.

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California Budget a Mixed Bag for Public Education

K-12 education is spared—for now. It's another story for the state's public colleges and universities.

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Winner Announced: Tell Us About Your Nontraditional Education

We're happy to announce the winner of our contest in which we asked you to send us your stories of your nontraditional paths to educational success.