What If We Believed in the Potential of Every Student? - with Kim Mazzuca, President, 10,000 Degrees
Kim Mazzuca, President, 10 · 000 Degrees

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What this conversation answers
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How does 10,000 Degrees achieve an 80%+ graduation rate for students from low-income backgrounds?
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What does it take to help students graduate with little to no loan debt while leveraging $73 million in free financial aid?
- 03
Why does Kim believe workforce development conversations perpetuate the very inequities they claim to solve?
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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Kim Mazzuca, President, 10,000 Degrees
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- How does 10,000 Degrees achieve an 80%+ graduation rate for students from low-income backgrounds?
- What does it take to help students graduate with little to no loan debt while leveraging $73 million in free financial aid?
- Why does Kim believe workforce development conversations perpetuate the very inequities they claim to solve?
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