Earlier this week, the Pew Research Center released a new analysis of 2020 economic data from US households. Pew looked at several data sources, including…
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Two Long Beach City College instructors have fired the latest salvo in a long-running saga regarding part-time pay. The lawsuit could have far-reaching consequences and…
At the onset of the pandemic, hundreds of thousands of workers in the higher education sectors lost their jobs. At the peak (in 2020), colleges…
There is no way around it: the value proposition of a community college degree matters. In fact, it matters so much that would-be students bypass…
Yesterday, I wrote about an intensive data analysis of more than 17,000 degree and certificate programs offered at community colleges around the country. The data…
I’ve written often about the need to eliminate WCC degree programs that lead people into low-wage jobs. New analysis provided by the Foundation for Research…
The pandemic has left no doubt that community college administration will be changing soon. Enrollment data show that overall, community colleges have lost about 15%…
In an era of plummeting community college enrollment, the Philadelphia Fed is looking out for workers who don’t have a college degree. It recently introduced…
Lowe’s announced today that it will join other major employers in offering debt-free college education to its workers. The company, headquartered in Mooresville, NC, will…
Enrollment has declined at community colleges across the nation for the past decade, but the pandemic has accelerated the slide. There is no one reason…