Some California community college trustees have placed its chancellor on administrative leave and plan to terminate her contract. Last week, the Board voted to place…
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I’ve spent the last couple of days writing about Lakeland Community College in Kirtland, OH. The State Auditor of Ohio has determined that LKCC is…
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…
If you would like a really good demonstration of how the WCC Board of Trustees works, please take time to view the video from the…
Last month at the American Association of Community Colleges’ Advanced Technological Education Principal Investigators’ Conference, the plenary speaker put out what should be described as…
When people talk about unfunded liabilities in the public sector, they’re usually referring to pension/retirement payments. According to the US Census Bureau, there are about…
No one thinks about how long-term promises affect a public entity’s general fund, but Tennessee offers a cautionary tale. Last month, the Metropolitan Government of…
If you pay attention to what is happening in Ypsilanti, you will find an increasingly common query regarding rental housing costs: “Does anyone know of…
According to new data released by the US Census Bureau, workers in high-wage jobs are the least likely to quit. That sounds like a no-brainer,…
Last week, an article in US News and World Report captured the value of an associate degree. It’s somewhere between $2-$3.60 per hour, depending upon…