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This post was written for the 20 community colleges participating in Completion by Design, a five-year Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation initiative that aims to significantly increase completion rates for low-income students under 26. As a “National Assistance partner” for Completion by Design, Public Agenda provides direct assistance to the colleges to help them build capacity for solutions-oriented dialogue among faculty, staff and administration. Here, Public Agenda's Alison Kadlec discusses best practices for authentic internal stakeholder engagement. While the post is geared toward Completion by Design planning teams, the principles are useful for any authentic engagement process.
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well i realy think that immigration is not fair to any one who is going through it at all i think that it should be stopped right away if not there can be some serious change in america
immigration is at a all time high in the american society today. there are many immigrants that come to the country of america seeking oppertunity. it is all good and well but there are many other things to consider. first off by allowing the illegal immigrants into this country we are forgetting that we are prohibiting the oppertunity for the american himself. the immigrant has the thought and ambision that they willl come to this country and get good work and education. what will happen when there plans and dream dont fall through? they will be just added to the homeless rate that our society face in this country yet alone. There are many things to consider in a person's livelyhood. we need to be considerate by just not being so easy to let any immigrant in.
When you learn how to spell oppertunity (OPPORTUNITY) then write something on the immigrants. You spell like they speak English everyone deserves a good life
the comment that i think to the best of my knowledge is that immigratants must have a better stay here to make use of education and the economic growth of america.They are already here so far as they are here they must make use of the resource. They might have a good knowledge which might help to support the growth of america. So my idea is so far as they are here we must welcome them into the country.
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