Memo to Hillary Clinton: More choice can thwart community college students

By Edward Rodrigue and Richard V. Reeves. Hillary Clinton has unveiled a plan to improve college access, and few can doubt the urgency of the task. (If you are one of the few, read this by Professor Sean Reardon.) For example, more than 80 percent of new community college students say they want at least a bachelor’s degree but after six years only 15 percent of them have managed to obtain one. Why. More...