The latest report by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center shows that less than 32.7% of students who enrolled at public community colleges in 2017…
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Yesterday, I wrote about a vote of no confidence by the faculty of Eastern Gateway Community College. It’s not uncommon for a faculty union to…
Layoffs seem to be all the rage at some community colleges, even though enrollment at two-year colleges nationwide has increased marginally. Earlier today, Lakeland Community…
A new report by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) suggests that home ownership is increasingly related to personal wealth gains. To afford the median…
A proposed change to the federal threshold for overtime eligibility is raising warnings in higher education. The Biden Administration has proposed raising the upper salary…
The City of Sacramento is finding out the hard way why entities shouldn’t use their General Fund to guarantee bond repayments. Due to the pandemic…
The dysfunction among Michigan State University’s trustees has captured the attention of some legislators. Their solution is to appoint trustees for the state’s three largest…
Earlier this week, the Fresno County Board of Supervisors voted to place a new tax measure on the ballot designed to raise funds to improve…
Yesterday, I wrote about a financial transparency bill that is making its way through the Ohio State Legislature. The bill, if adopted, will require higher…
I ran across an interesting term a writer used to describe the circumstances of colleges and universities today: an educational recession. I don’t know whether…