"On average, teachers predict that 63 percent of their students will graduate high school ready for college without the need for remedial coursework, and that 51 percent of their students will graduate from college." – MetLife Survey of the American Teacher: Preparing Students for College and Careers
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education
This report,Affordability and Transfer: Critical to Increasing Baccalaureate Degree Completion, focuses on the importance of increasing baccalaureate degree completion through college affordability and transfer from community colleges to four-year institutions. The alert highlights the vital role of community colleges as the entry point for many students seeking a bachelor's degree.
In addition to editing this report and providing policy guidance, CommunicationWorks released this report, and drew significant coverage in The New York Times, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Ed, The Virginian-Pilot and the San Jose Mercury News, among other publications.
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National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education (NCPPHE)
The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education promotes public policies that enhance Americans' opportunities to pursue and achieve a quality higher education. Established in 1998 by a consortium of national foundations, the National Center is an independent, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization based in San Jose, California. It is not associated with any institution of higher education, with any political party, or with any government agency.
