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Commentary: 4 principles for a free community college program that works for all
Center For American Progress
Currently, free community college plans commonly require students to meet credit hour or age requirements in order to receive free community college benefits. Re-imagining these policies could make community college affordable and accessible for more students.

Community college training connects candidates with manufacturers
Smart Business Network
Smart Business interviews Michael White, program manager of advanced manufacturing at Cuyahoga Community College’s workforce, community and economic development division, about the needs of today’s manufacturers and how community colleges are connecting candidates and employers.

House chairwoman behind new education reform bill knows financial burden college can bring
CBNNews.com
While both parties agree reform is needed, Democrats are unlikely to support the PROSPER Act as it stands. Some are unhappy with the grants and loans it eliminates, plus the boost, they say, it provides career colleges.

Commentary: The value of community college
Grand Blanc View
Too often, I see community college shrugged off as a back-up plan when it offers a complementary and competitive option to its four-year counterparts, writes Elizabeth S. Murphy, COO of the Flint and Genesee Chamber of Commerce in New York.

Commentary: Elevating youth voice to foster change
American Youth Policy Forum blog
Alexis Andino, a 20-year-old youth advocate with the Youth Fostering Change project at the Juvenile Law Center and a student at the Community College of Philadelphia, offers her experiences in foster care.

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