"As elite universities debate Congress over how much of their multi-billion-dollar endowments to spend, a new report argues that higher education's heavy-lifters, community colleges, need both more money and better results," the Associated Press reports. "While the document predictably calls for more public funds, it also reflects a changing outlook among community college leaders: It's no longer enough just to let students in the door. Community colleges must do more to measure students' progress and make sure they earn the credits they need to transfer or complete a degree. But it also acknowledges that the schools' traditional emphasis on enrolling as many students as possible won't cut it any more."

You can read the complete January 30, 2008 Associated Press article on-line.

Additional Media Coverage

• Community Colleges Are Key to Shoring Up the U.S. Economy, Report Says (The Chronicle of Higher Education)