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After affirmative action loss, the Biden admin wants to make it easier to transfer schools

After affirmative action loss, the Biden admin wants to make it easier to transfer schools

USA TODAY

Zachary Schermele
November 10, 2023
On the heels of the Supreme Court’s rebukes of race-conscious admissions and student loan forgiveness, the Biden administration declared it would find less legally treacherous ways to make higher education in America more equitable.
Federal officials are zeroing in on one oft-overlooked group of college-goers in particular: students who move, or try to, from one college to another.
In new data released Thursday, the Education Department recognized several programs for doing the best job of accommodating students who, for a variety of reasons, decide to make the jump from one university to another – typically from a two-year community college to a larger, four-year institution.
The students who take such a leap have long faced a maze of obstacles, including the prospect of losing their hard-earned college credits. The Education Department said on average, students lose nearly 40% of credits, which they’ve already spent money on, in the process of changing schools.
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