It’s been a rough couple of weeks for low-wage earners in Michigan. The second stimulus payment looks like it will be permanently capped at $600.…
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Typically, recessions treat community colleges quite well. Community college enrollment rises when recent high school graduates can’t easily enter the job market, and as people…
The deadline to apply for free community college tuition under the state’s Futures for Frontliners program is approaching. The application window closes on December 31,…
Figures released last week by the US Census Bureau show that the nation’s population rose at its slowest rate in 120 years. The US population…
COVID-19 has many side-effects, but one may deal more long-term damage than most. Since May, 8 million Americans have slipped into poverty as a direct…
I don’t know why I still find the following clip surprising, but I do. It comes from a Board of Trustees meeting in November 2019.…
I was reading something recently about the cost of poverty in Tucson, AZ. As it turns out, poverty is pretty expensive. If you ask average…
Recent higher education enrollment data from the National Center for Education statics describe a disturbing trend. Community college enrollment among Black males is at a…
Yesterday, I wrote about how tone-deaf Washtenaw Community College’s Master Plan is in light of the pandemic. While no one expected COVID-19, Washtenaw County has…
Earlier this year, Congress passed the CARES Act, which – among other things – provided a one-time bailout of higher education. The bill, which earmarked…