As community college trustees plan for the 2023-24 fiscal year, tuition hikes are seemingly part of the plan. Trustees from around the nation will consider…
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You may never have heard of Tompkins Cortland Community College before. It’s in Dryden, NY – about 10 miles northeast of Ithaca, and about 40…
Yesterday, I wrote about community colleges in Oregon, New York, and Pennsylvania that are struggling with shifting funding models, declining enrollment, and challenges with maintaining…
Three new bills circulating in the New Jersey state legislature aim to increase the transparency of university finances. They also aim to increase the accountability…
Voters in Sarasota Springs, UT turned down a $70M bond measure that would have financed the construction of a new fitness center. The preliminary design…
In its 2022-23 budget, the California State University system sought a whopping $1B to cover neglected maintenance on its campuses. Many of the system’s buildings…
Today, I have another cautionary tale regarding revenue-backed debt. If you are not a fan of minor league baseball, you may not be familiar with…
Bridge Michigan ran an interesting story last week about the City of Ecorse and its efforts to revitalize a former US Steel site. US Steel…
Community college administrators have been content with the knowledge that their classrooms fill when the economy tanks. Sadly, nothing is as simple as it looks.…
Yesterday, I wrote about the outcome of the 2022 WCC Trustee election, and what I hoped would come from it. Trustees that bring only the…