It's YOUR time to #EdUp

If Cost Isn't the Barrier Anymore, What Is? - with Nate Mackinnon, Executive Director,...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Nate Mackinnon (https://www.linkedin.com/in/natemackinnon/) Executive Director, Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges (https://masscc.org/)
This episode is brought to you by Beyond Survival: Reporting from the Front Lines of Higher Education’s War for Relevance (https://a.co/d/01s5MSiC) is a documentary account from the front lines of the most consequential upheaval in higher ed in generations!
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YOUR host is ⁠ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/elvinfreytes/)⁠ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/joesallustio/)Dr. Jodi Blinco (https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjodiblinco/)
How did Massachusetts grow community college enrollment 40% in 3 years by making one thing crystal clear?
Why does completing the FAFSA change the game when cost is no longer the barrier?
What happens when the funding for getting students in the door outpaces the funding for helping them finish?
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