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April 2, 2005
What about graduation rates?
As it turns out, the graduation and retention rates for other institutions are lower than the U of M when it comes to students who have participated in developmental education programs. What's also important here, I think, is that there is research to show that students of color who start out at 4 year schools are more likely to graduate than those who start out at community colleges. Finally, U of M is a land-grant institution,and with that comes a responsibility to educate the citizens of Minnesota. These are three big pieces of the puzzle that need more unpacking, and I'll do that as I'll continue to be writing about General College in the next few weeks. And, please feel free to post questions and comments!
Posted by chri1010 at April 2, 2005 8:00 AM
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Thanks for the information. I'm looking forward to reading anything else you post on the topic.
Posted by: Stacie at April 2, 2005 9:26 AM