High demand in the labor market will increase pressure on higher education institutions that are hoping to increase their fall enrollment. Unemployment remained under 4%…
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Americans’ confidence in higher education is waning, according to the latest Gallup Poll on the subject. The June poll shows that fewer Americans have “a…
Last week, I wrote about budget issues that the California State University system is experiencing. California has two different state university systems, and they’re both…
Southeastern Michigan energy company DTE announced yesterday that it will take a coal-fired power plant in Monroe three years earlier than originally planned. In addition…
The saga of Eastern Gateway Community College continues. You may recall that EGCC, in Steubenville, OH, ran afoul of both the US Department of Education…
For the last few days, I have written about the wealth gap, and how it changes based on educational attainment. The Federal Reserve Bank of…
Yesterday, I wrote about the wealth gap as a function of educational attainment. Those households headed by a person with a bachelor’s degree enjoy an…
Earlier this year, the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis updated an annual study called The State of US Wealth Inequality. (Initially, the St. Louis…
A new Bankrate survey provides more insight into why community colleges should strive to eliminate academic programs that lead to low-wage occupations. According to the…
About a month ago, the Times of San Diego ran an opinion piece that is worth the time it takes to read it. The author…