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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 / August 25, 2020

3 Underreported Trends in Higher Education During the Pandemic

While the media has seen a deluge of reporting on the number of institutions moving classes online, there are other trends afoot that haven’t received as much coverage.

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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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