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“Lighting a spark. That’s what community colleges can do. That’s what learning a new skill or training in a new field can do,” President Obama said in his address today at Northern Virginia Community College.

The president announced new commitments by the private sector, colleges and the National Association of Manufacturers to his Skills for America initiative,which matches schools and businesses to “create pipelines right from the classroom to the office or the factory floor.” Continue reading →