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States want adults to return to college. Many roadblocks stand in the way

The Hechinger Report

Dan Hurley, CEO of the Michigan Association of State Universities, said enrolling students over the age of 25 is critical to meeting the states goal of 60 percent of adults having a certificate or a degree by 2030. Related: Proof Points: Lessons from college dropouts who came back Wyatt doesnt contact the university on her behalf.

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Is California saving higher education?

The Hechinger Report

That kind of activism also stands out from what is happening in most other states, where students lack strong statewide organizations or are less involved in state politics, said Max Lubin, an Education Department official in the Obama administration who started the advocacy group Rise while a graduate student at Berkeley.

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