Second Lady Touts Community Colleges

ABC NEWS' Yunji de Nies Reports:

In an upcoming essay in Forbes Magazine, Dr. Jill Biden touts the benefits of community college. Drawing on her own experience as a community college professor, Dr. Biden writes that the system is a financially sound way, particularly for working students, to get an advanced degree. "Three out of four community college students–and some of my best students–work while attending school. In my classes, I have men and women who rush to class at the end of a busy work day. I have single parents who come to school in the evening, weary from a long day yet eager to create a brighter future with more options for their children," she writes. The Vice President's wife hails the administration's recent push for increased community college funding (the American Graduation initiative), writing, " By supporting community colleges and by encouraging them to improve their graduation rates, the Obama-Biden administration is helping millions of Americans gain skills and confidence to lift the nation out of hard times. I can't think of a better investment. " Dr. Biden teaches English at Alexandria, VA's Northern Virginia Community College, and writes the students are what keep her coming back. "People sometimes ask me why I choose to teach at one and why I have continued to teach since moving to Washington, D.C. I'm always surprised by the question because there was never a doubt in my mind that I would stay in the classroom. The reason is simple: The students are inspiring. "