More than 40% of Gen Z adult workers say they have left a job or intend to leave their current job in the future over…
Posts published in “Economic development”
If the WCC Board of Trustees needs another reason to insist that the WCC Administration focus exclusively on creating programs that lead to high-wage, high-demand…
I have written about ALICE households before. Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed (ALICE) is the United Way’s designation for people who live (barely) above the…
Recently, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released some research that explains exactly how devastating the failure of community colleges has been. I say…
New labor market data analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows that unemployment is highest (6.7%) among young workers – those between…
If Washtenaw Community College Trustees need another reason to insist that the WCC Administration immediately refocus on creating programs that lead graduates to high-wage jobs,…
A couple of days ago, I wrote about proposed changes to the Pell Grant program that would allow applicants to spend Pell eligibility on short-duration,…
I read an opinion piece recently that advocated for the passage of the “workforce Pell” bill. The bill, which is stuck in the House of…
Researchers from New York University recently published a study of the post-secondary majors that provide the greatest increase in income following graduation. The research, which…
For a long time, I have said that most community college degrees do not provide enough income for their recipients. The low average income of…