Fwd: The Cost of Catching Up

From: progress@americanprogressaction.org

Date: September 28, 2016 at 01:42PM

Plus Pope Francis and NPR September 28, 2016 The Cost of Catching Up What's worse than having to take on student debt to pay for college? Having to take on extra debt for remedial courses. Lots of students enroll in remedial courses when they get to college, which don't count for any college credit but do count towards the tuition bill. That means many students end up paying for their senior year of high school in college. And the cost of catching up is high. A new CAP and Generation Progress report finds that these catch-up courses cost students and their families approximately $1.3 billion a year. Share On Twitter Remedial education doesn't only come at a high financial cost, it also has significant impact on educational outcomes: less than 10 percent of students enrolled in remedial courses complete their degree on time, and less than half continue their postsecondary education beyond remedial coursework. Find out what we can do to reform remedial education by watching our event here. WHAT'S TRENDING Pope Francis and NPR. According to Republican members of the DC Circuit Court they both demonstrate why the Clean Power Plan is illegal. That doesn't make any sense, you may be thinking. We agree. Ian Millhiser has a full explanation here. But the short version is yesterday the DC Circuit Court heard oral arguments for the case against the Clean Power Plan and the arguments lasted six hours instead of the scheduled three and a half. It is unlikely that the court will issue a decision before early next year, and in the meantime the U.S. is standing on the precipice of achieving a low-carbon economy by prioritizing the right investments in clean energy and infrastructure. Shimon Peres. Today, Israel is mourning the death of Shimon Peres, the country's former President and Prime Minister. Peres, who died yesterday in the aftermath of a stroke, was a founding father of the modern state of Israeli and served his country in politics for over fifty years. He was best known for his efforts to broker the Oslo Accords, a set of agreements signed in the 1990s between the Israelis and Palestinians that set the groundwork for a two-state-solution. Although the Oslo Accords ultimately fell short of their goals, they got him a Nobel Peace Prize. and helped establish Peres as a widely respected figure on the international stage and proponent for peace in the Middle East. 126 years. That's how long the newspaper, the Arizona Republic, has been around. And in that long lifespan, the paper has never, ever endorsed a Democrat over a Republican for president. Until yesterday, when the paper's editorial board denounced Trump and endorsed Secretary Clinton. They asked the same question that many other Republicans this election season have been asking: "whose hand do you want on the nuclear button"? Hint: not his. Secret meetings. Republican attorneys general apparently held them with fossil fuel lobbyists to coordinate efforts to protect oil-giant ExxonMobil as the company is being investigated for misleading the public about the impact of human-caused climate change. Uncle Joe. He's looking out for your future. Just check out this new op-ed by Vice President Biden, where he encourages us to promote long-term thinking in the corporate world. Extra-credit reading can be found here. Progress Report | CAP Action Fund 1333 H ST NW | Washington, DC 20005 Contributions to Center for American Progress Action Fund are not tax deductible Donate | Manage Email Options | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe This email was sent to rightbuy18@GMAIL.COM. Did someone forward you this email? Sign up for the Progress Report here.

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