I was looking at the State of Michigan’s high-wage, high-demand jobs list today. The website is meant to offer some career guidance to people who…
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Yesterday, I wrote about housing in Washtenaw County and what it takes income-wise to live in various communities here. There is no doubt that Washtenaw…
A new report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition uses US Census Bureau data to calculate the wages required to rent a “modest” two-bedroom…
Washtenaw County has always prided itself on its connections to higher education. At one time, Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti hosted five institutions of higher learning,…
Every choice has consequences, but sometimes, the choosers aren’t the ones who feel the pinch. A couple of days ago I wrote about a community…
Last week, the Michigan Legislature approved a budget that includes a plan for free community college tuition for all high school graduates. The plan will…
Elgin Community College in Elgin, IL announced last week that it intends to build a new $80M manufacturing and technology center. The college will break…
Yesterday, I wrote about Lakeland Community College in Kirtland, OH. The school is laying off full-time staff and reducing certain services in an effort to…
A couple of months ago, I wrote about the precarious financial position of Lakeland Community College (LKCC) in Kirtland, OH. The Ohio Auditor of State…
I think the WCC Board of Trustees needs to create a clear, measurable definition of WCC’s purpose. The lowest median income in the County belongs…