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Obama’s Community College Plan

KUNM | By Courtney Brooks
Published February 2, 2015 at 9:55 AM MST
Dennis J. Neumann via http://nativeamericacalling.com

Mon. 02/02 11a: President Obama proposed a plan last month to provide two years of community college free to students who earn good grades and graduate on time. Tribal colleges would be included in this plan. What would two years of free college mean for Native American and Alaska Native students? How useful is community college in building a successful career? Is it the best way for young people to move in to the middle class?
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