Obama unveils education initiative: 2-year colleges to get $12B boost
Source: bostonherald.co Posted By: Jerry 5371 days ago
WARREN, Mich. -- In his first appearance in Michigan since the election, President Obama yesterday unveiled a plan he described as the most significant to upgrade and broaden access to community colleges since Harry Truman was president.
Mr. Obama told about 2,000 people in an open-air setting at Macomb Community College that his program to funnel $12 billion to the nation’s two-year colleges would help make America the most college-educated country in the world and help propel the nation out....