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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 31, 2018 10:46 AM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> GP Connect, August 2018<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002F6D">The RP Group was tasked with analyzing each California community college’s Guided Pathways work plan, which asked colleges to identify their current GP efforts
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