Yesterday, I wrote about analysis from the most recent SHED report by the US Federal Reserve. In the report, the Fed data show that Americans…
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In the last few months, a number of community colleges have announced that they will use layoffs as a way to address large budget deficits.…
Kalamazoo Valley Community College held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new School of Cosmetology and Barbering. KVCC will enroll its first class in the fall.…
If community colleges were serious about taking care of the communities that fund them, they’d be developing a large number of programs that lead to…
A new study by centrist think tank Third Way draws some interesting conclusions about the way the American public sees higher education. It’s safe to…
One of the most interesting (and not in a good way) paradoxes about the current economy is the rising number of loan and credit card…
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…
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,…