Last week, the Michigan legislature stuck a fork in Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s plans for free community college for all graduating high school seniors. Whitmer’s plan…
Posts published in “Workforce development”
Recently, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released some research that explains exactly how devastating the failure of community colleges has been. I say…
New labor market data analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows that unemployment is highest (6.7%) among young workers – those between…
If Washtenaw Community College Trustees need another reason to insist that the WCC Administration immediately refocus on creating programs that lead graduates to high-wage jobs,…
Yesterday, I wrote about the level of poverty in Washtenaw County compared to the level of poverty in Ypsilanti. As I was writing about what…
Yesterday, I wrote about the need to eliminate training programs that lead to low-wage jobs. Studies show these short-term, non-degree programs produce higher wages or…
A couple of days ago, I wrote about proposed changes to the Pell Grant program that would allow applicants to spend Pell eligibility on short-duration,…
In the past few months, I have written about Eastern Gateway Community College (EGCC) in Steubenville, OH. More recently, I have written about Lakeland Community…
I read an opinion piece recently that advocated for the passage of the “workforce Pell” bill. The bill, which is stuck in the House of…
Researchers from New York University recently published a study of the post-secondary majors that provide the greatest increase in income following graduation. The research, which…