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		<title>Historically Black College/University (HBCU) Fair &#8211; 2/15/12</title>
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		<link>http://collegeandcareerconnections.org/2012/02/historically-black-collegeuniversity-hbcu-fair-21512/</link>
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		<title>Tavis Smiley Reports: &#8220;Too Important to Fail&#8221; Tavis explores the struggle so many African-American teenage males face</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Watch Tavis Smiley Reports: &#8220;Too Important to Fail&#8221; on PBS. See more from Tavis Smiley.]]></description>
		<link>http://collegeandcareerconnections.org/2012/01/tavis-smiley-reports-too-important-to-fail-tavis-explores-the-struggle-so-many-african-american-teenage-males-face/</link>
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		<title>College-Educated Workers Gaining Jobs, High School Grads Losing Them</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The New York Times Economix JANUARY 9, 2012, 12:24 PM By CATHERINE RAMPELL Still don’t believe us when we say that college is worth it? Just look at the latest jobs numbers. In December, workers with bachelor’s degrees or other postsecondary educations gained jobs. On the other hand, the number of workers with high school [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://collegeandcareerconnections.org/2012/01/college-educated-workers-gaining-jobs-high-school-grads-losing-them/</link>
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		<title>Local Non-profit Hosts &#8216;Speed Networking&#8217; Career Exploration Events at DC Schools</title>
		<description><![CDATA[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 5, 2012 Contact: Keith Andrew Perry, 202-536-4907, keith@collegeandcareerconnections.org MEDIA ALERT Local Non-profit Hosts “Speed Networking” Career Exploration Events at DC Schools WASHINGTON –To engage District of Columbia school students about education and career opportunities, College &#38; Career Connections (CCC), a local non-profit organization, will host a series of “speed networking” events [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Expansion on the Horizon For CCC</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The fall of 2011 has brought many changes to the staff and program outlook of CCC!  In the coming weeks, we will make a series of important announcements about the expansion of our award winning OnTrack! program into exciting new territory.  Stay tuned for this exciting news.]]></description>
		<link>http://collegeandcareerconnections.org/2011/11/expansion-on-the-horizon-for-ccc/</link>
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		<title>NIDA: College and Careers come to Anacostia Charter and Public-School Partnership Reignites Learning and Hope</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NIDA: COLLEGE AND CAREERS COME TO ANACAOSTIA CHARTER AND PUBLIC-SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP REIGNITES LEARNING AND HOPE By Tom Nida -The Washington Times Recently, I returned to my alma mater, Anacostia High School in Southeast Washington. As a graduate of the class of 1966, who had not stepped inside the building since, I was invited back by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://collegeandcareerconnections.org/2011/11/nida-college-and-careers-come-to-anacaostia-charter-and-public-school-partnership-reignites-learning-and-ho/</link>
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		<title>DC Board of Education Opens Student Representative Application Process</title>
		<description><![CDATA[JULY 2011 DC STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION OPENS STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE APPLICATION PROCESS The District of Columbia State Board of Education is looking for two students to serve as representatives for the upcoming school year 2011-2012. All applicants must be currently enrolled as a junior or senior in a District of Columbia High School or a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://collegeandcareerconnections.org/2011/07/dc-board-of-education-opens-student-representative-application-process/</link>
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		<title>US Department of Ed creates new College Affordability Center</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This new site will help students and parents find out: What colleges have the highest and lowest tuitions, and net prices? How much to career and vocational programs cost? How fast are college costs going up? Check it out online here: http://collegecost.ed.gov/catc/Default.aspx]]></description>
		<link>http://collegeandcareerconnections.org/2011/06/us-department-of-ed-creates-new-college-affordability-center/</link>
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		<title>Closing Digital Divide, Expanding Digital Literacy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[During his term as president, Bill Clinton condemned what he called the &#8220;racial digital divide&#8221; and pledged to connect each classroom to the Internet by 2000. New studies now show that black and Latino youth have found their own way online through cellphones. To learn about this trend, guest host Tony Cox speaks with Craig [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://collegeandcareerconnections.org/2011/06/closing-digital-divide-expanding-digital-literacy/</link>
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		<title>KIPP, UNCF, CFED Launch $7.5 Million Partnership for College Completion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Posted on June 27, 2011 KIPP, UNCF, CFED Launch $7.5 Million Partnership for College Completion The Knowledge is Power Program, the United Negro College Fund, and the Corporation for Enterprise Development have announced a new partnership that that aims to boost college completion rates among students from low-income communities. Anchored by $7.5 million in initial [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://collegeandcareerconnections.org/2011/06/kipp-uncf-cfed-launch-7-5-million-partnership-for-college-completion/</link>
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