Oregon Coast Community College will ask voters in Lincoln County to fund a $33M bond issue to build a Trades Education Center at the school’s…
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Less than a year ago, Connecticut combined its state colleges and universities – including its community colleges – into one system. At the time of…
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…
Monroe Community College in Rochester, NY announced yesterday that it plans layoffs of faculty and staff in an effort to “right-size” the college. Enrollment at…
According to reports published in the Arizona Daily Sun, our friends at CampusWorks tried and failed to take over the Coconino Community College IT Department…
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,…
Yesterday, I wrote about the level of poverty in Washtenaw County compared to the level of poverty in Ypsilanti. As I was writing about what…
Yesterday, I wrote about the need to eliminate training programs that lead to low-wage jobs. Studies show these short-term, non-degree programs produce higher wages or…
A couple of days ago, I wrote about proposed changes to the Pell Grant program that would allow applicants to spend Pell eligibility on short-duration,…