07.17.2009 10:33 am
Has the economy led you to consider going back to school?
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
In today’s economy it is already difficult to find a job with a degree. It’s even harder without one.
The solution: The American Graduation Initiative, a 10-year, $12 billion plan to invest in two-year community colleges, CNN reported.
President Obama unveiled the new strategy Tuesday with a long term goal to offset the steadily increasing jobless rate.
The initiatives include:
• Community college challenge grants, to help underfunded colleges that are dealing with limited capacity and to build partnerships with schools and businesses.
• The Access and Completion Fund, to provide performance-based scholarships and give colleges the tools to design more programs around work schedules.
• Modernization…
