Rooney Lauds Plan to Increase College Graduation Rate
A college education is nearly essential to compete in today’s job market. In spite of having well over one hundred colleges and universities in the Commonwealth with tens of thousands of seats available, too many Pennsylvanians, and far too many Philadelphians, do not have college degrees. Many of us simply do not have access to higher education.
Governor Rendell recently announced Pennsylvania’s participation in Complete College America. Governor Rendell’s and Mayor Nutter’s efforts are laudable, but they are just a start. We need to make sure not just that kids in college graduate, but that all Philadelphia’s children have the skills and knowledge required to get into college.
This will require continued investment in education at all levels, from Head Start right through university. Without improving our degree attainment rates, Pennsylvania will slip behind the rest of the country in quality jobs. We can’t afford to let that happen.
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