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Community Colleges Have Long Powered the Economy. To Sustain That Role, They Must Innovate.

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Compare that to companies today, like the e-commerce giant Amazon, which in 2019 reportedly employed 798,000 persons and is currently projected to employ more than 1 million by the end of 2020. During their period of peak growth in the mid-20th century, community colleges were being established at the average rate of one college per a week.

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officials approve new rating system.” Via The USA Today : “Kids on winning robotics team told, ‘Go back to Mexico’ ” The kids were from Pleasant Run Elementary School in Indianapolis. Via The New York Times : “ CUNY to Revamp Remedial Programs, Hoping to Lift Graduation Rates.”

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“New report calls out NCAA for saying that black athletes graduate at higher rates than other black students, when that’s not true at the top conferences,” says Inside Higher Ed. Perhaps it should go in the “robots” section. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” Go, School Sports Team!

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But anyway… Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. “ What will universities look like in 2030? Something something robots something something. candidates submit and publish papers at much higher rates than women, even at the same institution. ” No. ” asks Times Higher Education.