Biden's Free Community College Plan Won't Succeed Without Robust Transfer Strategies

In this Education Dive op-ed, the Aspen Institute's Gelsey Mehl cites CCRC research on improving transfer student outcomes to argue that free community college programs are most effective when educators and lawmakers ensure students can transfer their free credits to earn a bachelor's degree. Mehl is a coauthor of The Dual Enrollment Playbook, a 2020 joint publication between CCRC and the Aspen Institute.