Declining enrollment isn’t just a localized problem for colleges and universities around the state. It’s a problem for the state itself. Fewer college graduates compromise…
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A new assessment of Michigan’s childcare landscape shows that more than 54,000 children aged 0-5 are waiting for daycare. Washtenaw County is one of three…
Earlier this month, the State of Michigan held the 5th annual Occupational Outlook Conference, a review of long-term employment projection for the state. One outcome…
Enrollment at the nation’s community college has been declining for about a decade. Historically, community colleges have served students from lower income households. More recently,…
Colorado did something interesting in 2020. Its legislators passed an employment transparency law requiring employers to disclose their intended pay rates for job openings they…
A couple of days ago, I wrote about the effective decrease in instructional spending at WCC due to inflation. Since 2015, WCC’s spending on instruction…
Yesterday, I wrote about the change in instructional spending at WCC between 2015 and present. When accounting for inflation, funding for instruction has decreased by…
As community college administrators and politicians wonder why younger students are bypassing community colleges, some things come to mind. Generational differences are playing out right…
Yesterday, I wrote about a community college in Illinois that intends to borrow $12M to complete deferred maintenance projects. The problem with the plan is…
Heartland Community College in Normal, IL plans to borrow $12M to pay for campus maintenance debt and IT investments for its campuses in Normal, Peoria…