Jay Mathews “Class Struggles” columnist for the Washington Post describes the increasingly common struggles that community college students face as the transfer to four year schools on their path to a bachelors degree.  Having to repeat courses and increase cost and time to a degree are common experiences.  Follow the links below o read the complete article.  His piece also references research and reporting supported by the Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media at Columbia University’s Teachers College including a four part series about the failings of the Kentucky transfer system and another four part series about the challenges of the California transfer system.

Follow the links to access the full articles:

·        http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080323/NEWS01/803230488&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL

·        http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/02/AR2008060200545.html?hpid=news-col-blog

·        http://www.contracostatimes.com/communitycolleges