In Economics 101, one of the first concepts that students learn about is “opportunity cost.” When money is limited, a choice to spend it on…
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Yesterday, MLive ran a story regarding the most popular enrollment destinations of Michigan’s high school students. In 2022-23, Washtenaw Community College checked in at #21…
You can always find chatter about the cost of living. The most recent item is that a family of four in Michigan needs a household…
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the new unemployment figures this week. Although the national unemployment rate ticked up slightly, it remained under 4% for…
Corning will build a $900M solar panel factory in Richland Township in Saginaw County. The project was announced today and comes about as the result…
Last week, the Biden Administration announced a $24M funding opportunity for community colleges, trade unions, and labor management partnerships to create training and education opportunities…
Recently, I have written about the performance-based funding model that the State of Texas has recently adopted for its community colleges. The model puts nearly…
Legislators in North Carolina will consider a new funding model for the state’s 58 community colleges. The plan, which the community colleges developed last year,…
I wrote about performance-based funding in Pennsylvania yesterday. The state has not yet adopted this community college funding model, but will consider it. Texas announced…
Last summer, I wrote about the need for the Michigan Reconnect program to demand real value from Michigan’s community colleges. Rather than focusing on workforce…