SmartAsset recently released an analysis of the best US cities to ride out a recession in. Believe it or not, fifteen Michigan cities were among…
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Last week, the Washtenaw County United Way released an update on households on the economic margins in the county. Asset-limited, income-constrained, employed (ALICE) is a…
It appears as though the Texas state legislature will adopt outcomes-based funding for the state’s 50 community colleges. The proposal was contingent on the legislature…
If there was ever a place that needs vertical farming, it’s right here in Michigan. Earlier this month, the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Sciences…
On Wednesday, the US Department of Education released the much-awaited “gainful employment rules.” The new rules will determine program-specific eligibility for federal financial aid. First…
Yesterday, Bridge Michigan published a nice piece on the state’s population problems, and the impacts it will have on Michigan’s future. You can read it…
The Michigan section of the American Society of Civil Engineers provides an annual report on the state of Michigan’s infrastructure. Michigan’s 2023 grade is a…
Inside Higher Education published an interesting write-up of the decline in post-secondary enrollment in the US. Last week, the Lumina Foundation and Gallup held a…
Recently, I have written about the long-term danger of training people for low-wage work. That danger will not materialize until these workers reach retirement age…
Enrollment declines are nothing new at the community college level. Enrollment has been dropping for more than a decade. But how will community colleges fare…