Showing posts with label retention. Show all posts
Showing posts with label retention. Show all posts

Thursday, November 20, 2008

More philanthropic interest in funding college completion

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a new philanthropic effort focused on improving college completion rates. The U.S. leads the world in the proportion of students in college, but lags in the proportion of students finishing college. Community colleges play a key role in this battle for retention. Melinda Gates made the announcement.