In the last couple of posts, I have written about the state of community college education, and why the current approach to career and transfer…
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Yesterday, I wrote about community college education in Michigan, and which degree programs attract the majority of students. Today, I will look at the relative…
For the past several years, one ongoing conversation about higher education has focused on the declining enrollment at the nation’s community colleges. For reasons that…
Generally speaking, when the economy adds 236,000 new jobs, that’s considered good news. Unfortunately for community colleges, the March jobs report is not exactly what…
Jamie Dimon, the CEO of banking giant JP Morgan Chase, says that raising wages and closing the skills gap are the two most promising paths…
There’s an interesting op-ed that appeared in the Seattle Times today that unintentionally encapsulates what’s wrong with community colleges. The purpose of the piece is…
The Hechinger Report published a piece yesterday that analyzed the drop in community college enrollment. The report placed the blame on everything from bad advising…
Yesterday, I wrote about the projected impact of climate change on Washtenaw County. That was inspired, in part, by a recent news piece that named…
I don’t have the patience to debate the reality of climate change. If you don’t believe climate change is real, then go buy yourself some…
Yesterday, I wrote about the Department of Education’s latest pass at a gainful employment mandate. The next step in reviving the rule is the release…