Community college should be more than just free For Biden s community college plan to work, students are going to need a holistic system of support.
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Free community college for everyone is the centerpiece of President Joe Biden s $302 billion, 10-year investment in expanding access to higher education. Though it has been hailed as a revolutionary proposal, this walking-through-the-door access doesn t solve higher education s biggest challenge boosting the number of community college students who graduate or transfer to a four-year school.
As one undergraduate said: Anyone can get into college. The challenge is staying in college.
New York state will raffle off 50 FULL four-year college scholarships, including room and board, to all teenagers aged 12 to 17 who get their first Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine dose before July 7
Governor Andrew Cuomo said New York will be raffling off 50 full scholarships to any public college and
universities for vaccinated 12-to-17-years olds
Through July 7, 10 scholarships will be given out each week to any State University of New York or City University of New York school
Scholarships will cover tuition, which costs up to $7,070 per year, as well as student fees and room and board, which can be as high as $14,110 annually
/PRNewswire/ Donna White has been selected to lead the DC site of Break Through Tech, a national initiative aimed at achieving gender equality in tech..
Terror Incident: A Palestinian man stabbed two Israelis and was then shot and killed near a light rail station in East Jerusalem yesterday.
️♂️ Promotion: Mossad Deputy Director David Barnea will assume the agency’s top role next week, succeeding outgoing chief Yossi Cohen. Incoming: Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is reportedly planning a visit to Israel this week to celebrate the retirement of Cohen as head of the Mossad. Side Effect: In
The Atlantic, Anshel Pfeffer explores how Israel’s Iron Dome saves lives but removes the immediate urgency for a long-term solution to violence with Gaza.
️ Blame Game: Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad blamed Israel for a series of attacks, which have been occurring for more than a year, on oil tankers headed to Syria.