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Debra Nakama / August 30, 2021

Community College as a Public Good

I consider myself a living, breathing testament to how community colleges serve a public good. Here are the three main ways that they did for me — and continue to do so for millions of others.

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Debra Nakama / July 21, 2021

The American Families Plan: Continuing the Original Promise of Community Colleges

Making community college free is right in line with why community colleges were founded to begin with: to make higher education more accessible for everyone. Historically, this has been done through low tuition and open access. The American Families Plan takes this vision one step further.

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Debra Nakama / May 25, 2021

The Great Enrollment Crash: Beware of Summer Melt

“Summer melt” is the higher-education phenomenon where students who are seemingly intent on enrolling in college fail to do so once fall arrives. This happens more often than you might think, for a variety of reasons.

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Debra Nakama / June 22, 2020

How UC’s Decision to End the Use of the SAT and ACT in Admissions Will Help Marginalized Students

The recent mandate is great news for making education more accessible to underrepresented groups. It’s about time.

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