How to Escape the Community-College Trap

How to Escape the Community-College Trap
Ann Hulbert, The Atlantic, December 28, 2013
One of the key lessons I learned teaching in northern Alberta was the role community support plays helping students overcome family and financial hurdles during their education. Life in the small towns and First Nations communities could be rough; I remember women showing up to class with black eyes. It was the outreach of programs like the Sunrise Project in Slave Lake that kept them coming back to class, and led them to future success. More...