Quoted: Sara Goldrick-Rab is a professor of educational policy studies at UW-Madison. She points to a significant detail Obama mentioned in making his announcement. “President Obama said this is for the young and the young at heart. This is not just directed at people coming out of high school. This is directed at anyone.” Goldrick-Rab points out, “Community colleges serve a wide range of folks. In fact, the average age of a community college student is close to 30.”
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