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CATEGORIES: SPECIAL OCCASION;TRAVEL;APPOINTMENT
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SUMMARY:Evaluating President Obama’s 2020 College Graduation Goal
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Event Name: Evaluating President Obama’s 2020 College Graduation Goal=0D=0AEvent Url: http://www.artsboston.org/event/detail/441592159=0D=0AEvent Date Begin: 2012-04-30=0D=0AEvent Date End: 2012-04-30=0D=0A=0D=0AModerator: Bridget Terry Long, Xander Professor of Education and Economics, HGSE=0D=0A==0D=0A=Panel participants include:=0D=0A=• Martha Kanter, Ed.M.'74, under secretary of education, U.S. Department of Education=0D=0A=• Rolando Montoya, provost, Miami Dade College=0D=0A=• Hilary Pennington, former director of education, Postsecondary Success, and Special Initiatives at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation=0D=0A==0D=0A=Join influential leaders in college access to discuss President Obama's 2020 Goal of America to double the number of college graduates. The President believes that regardless of educational path after high school, all Americans should be prepared to enroll in at least one year of higher education or job training to better prepare our workforce for a 21st century economy. To accomplish these overarching goals, the President is committed to increasing higher education access and success by restructuring and dramatically expanding college financial aid, while making federal programs simpler, more reliable, and more efficient for students. This roundtable discussion will examine current issues in college access and retention, and what it will take to reach this goal.=0D=0A=0D=0AStart time:5:30 PM
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