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Four INN newsrooms spent several months reporting on community colleges in Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee and Minneapolis/St. Paul for the project Broken Ladder. The participants — Borderless Magazine, BridgeDetroit, Sahan Journal and Wisconsin Watch — explored the barriers facing community college students, who are often immigrants and people of color.

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Midwestern community colleges work to lure, and keep, students struggling with poverty and other barriers

by Becky Z. Dernbach / Sahan Journal, Mario Koran / Wisconsin Watch, Olivia Lewis / Bridge Detroit and Ata Younan / Borderless Magazine December 17th, 2021January 7th, 2022 Why you can trust WisconsinWatch.org

From free tuition to food pantries, two-year colleges try to counteract plunging enrollments with new programs to make college more affordable and accessible.

Posted inEducation

MATC broadens access for Milwaukee students amid historical inequities, dropping enrollment

by Mario Koran / Wisconsin Watch December 15th, 2021February 14th, 2022 Why you can trust WisconsinWatch.org

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