Philanthropy

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said Tuesday he wants to see community colleges produce an additional 5 million graduates by 2020, arguing the schools are crucial to America's future competitiveness.

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is turning the education spotlight on community colleges, enlisting career teacher Jill Biden to preside over the first White House summit on the system of schools he's counting on to help produce an additional 8 million graduates by 2020.

WASHINGTON - Shining a spotlight on community colleges at a White House summit, President Barack Obama will call attention to a system of low-budget schools he expects will train future workers and help make the U.S.

SEATTLE - For many years, diversity in higher education has been measured by how many low-income students and students of color enroll in college.

CHICAGO - Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Friday announced a $100 million donation to Newark public schools in a move that could enhance his reputation just before the opening on an unflattering movie about him, "The Social Network." Zuckerberg told Oprah Winfrey that he picked Newark for the gift "because I believe in these guys." "These guys" are Republican New Jersey Gov.