Recent
Friday January 11, 2013
Accelerating through postsecondary education
by Terry GrobeIn Patricia McQuire’s response to a recent article in The New York Times (“For Poor, Leap to College Often Ends in a Hard Fall,” 12/22/2012), she makes an important point that nontraditional students have a very diff
Topics: Developmental Education
Monday January 7, 2013
From dropout to college student
by Mamadou NdiayeThe Chronicle of Higher Education recently interviewed Byron Villagran a former high school dropout who then enrolled in and graduated from a school run by the Los Angeles Conservation Corps.
Topics: College Readiness, Dropout Recovery
Monday December 17, 2012
Learning from Our Young Leaders
by Kathryn YoungWe have so much to learn from young people who have overcome enormous adversity to become leaders and public servants in their communities. On Monday, I had the privilege of participating in a day of meetings between young adults who serve on the National Council of Young Leaders and leaders within the White House, the Corporation for National and Community Service, and several federal agenci