Layoffs seem to be all the rage at some community colleges, even though enrollment at two-year colleges nationwide has increased marginally. Earlier today, Lakeland Community…
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Earlier this month, Butler University in Indianapolis, IN, announced that it will open a free, two-year associate degree program for local low income students. Students…
A new report by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) suggests that home ownership is increasingly related to personal wealth gains. To afford the median…
A proposed change to the federal threshold for overtime eligibility is raising warnings in higher education. The Biden Administration has proposed raising the upper salary…
The City of Sacramento is finding out the hard way why entities shouldn’t use their General Fund to guarantee bond repayments. Due to the pandemic…
Earlier this week, voters in Doña Ana County in New Mexico approved $16M in general obligation bonds to pay for repair and maintenance to the…
Yesterday, I wrote about survey results that revealed that more than 13% of workers in low -quality jobs did not know how to create a…
A recent survey by Jobs for the Future (JFF) suggests that 40% of working adults rate their jobs as low- or medium quality. Additionally, only…
A couple of weeks ago, Michigan celebrated “Michigan Careers in Clean Energy Week,” a week-long event to highlight the growth in Michigan’s clean energy jobs.…
The pandemic posed a shared problem, but its impact may affect the high school Class of 2020 more profoundly than most. A new report by…