I’ve written about Alamance Community College a couple of times. ACC, in Graham, NC, came up with some significant capital improvement plans for its campuses.…
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The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report today that offers a darker analysis of the cost of federal student loans. The Department of Education,…
As Americans struggle to manage the impacts of high inflation, many community colleges have responded sympathetically by freezing tuition. If community colleges are going to…
A new survey conducted by New America shows Americans’ decreasing satisfaction with the country’s colleges and universities. The Varying Degrees sixth annual survey measures how…
Wayland Union School District in Allegan County has a bond issue on the ballot there next month. The proposal would generate nearly $50M for new…
For the last couple of days, I have written about measures that can help determine the efficiency of a higher education institution. The measures are…
I ran across an interesting analysis of administrative bloat in higher education institutions. The piece developed five simple measures of administrative size and expense compared…
Last week, the SUNY Erie Community College Board of Trustees approved layoffs for sixty additional faculty and administrative staff. This follows an earlier termination of…
The BLS announced yesterday that the June inflation rate was 9.1%. That figure was higher than what most economists projected, and it may prompt a…
A recent survey of high school students showed that more than half (54%) worry about the cost of college. Junior Achievement USA and Citizens Bank…