Voters in Long Beach, CA will decide on Tuesday whether they want to authorize nearly $1B in bonds for capital improvement projects at Long Beach…
Posts published in “Free college”
I’ve written extensively about Eastern Gateway Community College in the past few years. EGCC first grabbed the attention of both the US Department of Education…
Today, Southwestern Michigan College in Dowagiac announced that it will provide scholarship funds for out-of-district students who want to use Michigan Community College Guarantee funds.…
According to the most recent US Census data (2023), 9.4% of Washtenaw County residents whose educational attainment level is some college/associate degree live below the…
Yesterday, I wrote about the wealth gap and why it explains the lack of value in a community college degree. Young adults are not only…
Last month, Ohio governor Mike DeWine appointed retired bankruptcy attorney Fred Ransier to act as the conservator of Eastern Gateway Community College. Ohio law requires…
A couple of days ago, Bridge Michigan published an article about the relative “free-ness” of the Michigan Community College Guarantee. While Governor Gretchen Whitmer advertises…
New analysis of the research on free college programs shows that program outcomes are pretty much a mixed bag. The impact of these programs depends…
Earlier this week I wrote about ALICE households, and how the profile of an ALICE household is changing. People have a lot of misconceptions about…
Yesterday, I wrote about the Michigan Community College Guarantee. The State of Michigan plans to invest as much as $86M into the program, which could…