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Careers at Community Colleges: Applying to Jobs at 2-Year Institutions

Political Science Now

Paul Gottemoller is a tenured Professor of Political Science at Del Mar College, where he currently serves as Assistant Chair in the Department of Social Sciences. Johnson is a tenured Instructor in Political Science, History, and Geography at Minnesota State Community and Technical College in Moorhead, MN.

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OPINION: Donald Trump and the white achievement gap

The Hechinger Report

This election showed the critical connection between life and social sciences. White students also lack a good grasp of history — they scored 22 points lower than the minimum level of achievement or “cut score” on the NAEP U.S. Related: Even a child can see the hypocrisy in Trump’s environmental plan.

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Trump plan would base student loans on employability

The Hechinger Report

percent in March 2016, for new arts, law and public policy graduates it was 8.5 But while a history major might have trouble finding a job right out of school, these advocates say, his or her degree may end up paying off years later. and ‘Will my kid get a job?’ ”. percent in March 2011 to 4.2 I’m skeptical of our ability to predict.