The pandemic has not been kind to community college enrollment. Since March 2020, enrollment at two-year colleges has dropped by more than 14%. First generation…
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On Thursday, I wrote about the earning potential a Washtenaw Community College grad has compared to the earning potential of graduates from other Michigan community…
In terms of higher education housing, the current discussion focuses on The Dorm at University of California Santa Barbara. Charlie Munger, a Berkshire Hathaway Vice…
For the last several days, I’ve written about the chronic inability of public sector administrators to properly manage public funds. When a financial problem occurs,…
In 2004, the City of Independence, MO approved The Falls at Crackerneck Creek, a taxpayer funded retail development. Independence owns the facility, and rents space…
Earlier this week, MLive reported on the Grand Haven Community Center, and its reliance on the city’s general fund. Every year, the City of Grand…
Kansas City will use $4.2M from the city’s General Fund to prop up the T-Mobile Center, the city’s multipurpose arena. The funds will pay for…
Hudson Valley Community College plans to grow its Malta campus with a $12.5M expansion. But it doesn’t plan to issue bonds or seek taxpayer support…
For the last couple of days, I’ve been writing about WCC’s lack of risk management capabilities. Managing risk is absolutely essential in for-profit ventures. WCC…
The current WCC Administration believes that “mixed use development” will be a key revenue stream in future years. To show how serious they are about…