In the last several posts, I’ve written about new data regarding the differences between those who finish college and those who don’t. Knowing who doesn’t…
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Community colleges have suffered significant enrollment declines during the pandemic, but the pandemic is not the cause. Other controllable factors, including rising costs, growing student…
I’ve written a lot about revenue-backed bonds, WCC’s choice for obligating Washtenaw County taxpayers without actually asking them. But there is real danger in revenue-backed…
The Kenosha Unified School District has problems. In the next two years, the district expects to lose 1,10 students. More immediately, though, it expects to…
Recently, I read an interesting report on the state of higher education in Canada. While there are some structural differences, the Canadian higher education system…
I read a column yesterday about the conflict between the cost of daycare and the wages daycare workers earn. The author wrote in the context…
Yesterday, I wrote about the hidden cost of tuition increases. Students have met every significant WCC tuition increase in the past 20 years with declines…
Recently, the WCC Board of Trustees approved a $5-per-credit-hour increase to WCC’s existing fee. The increase raises WCC’s cost of attendance to $110 per credit…
Lansing Township has encountered some major financial problems, and it does not seem to have a way out. According to a 2019 ruling by the…
Parking lots are not glamorous, but a 954-car ramp taught Saint Paul, MN a very valuable lesson. The parking lot in question is in downtown…