Kay McClenney, director of the Center for Community College Student Engagement, and author of an article entitled: Helping Community-College Students Succeed: a Moral Imperative states:
The reality for community colleges is this: No matter how good our colleges are today — and they do contribute mightily to educational access, work-force development, and economic prosperity — they simply are not yet good enough. Our results, particularly when stated in terms of student achievement, are not adequate to serve the pressing needs of individual students, communities, states, and the nation.
The challenges that community colleges face are particularly evident in the area of developmental education. McClenney reviews what some community colleges are doing to address these challenges.
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