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When Community College is Free

When Community College is Free

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Does free community college work? An experiment in Chicago suggests that the answer is yes.

Originally published: September 19, 2017

Author: Juan Salgado

Position: Chancellor

Institution: City Colleges of Chicago

Published by: The New York Times

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community college, free college, graduation rate
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