On January 1 of this year, I wrote about a College of the Mainland bond request that the voters of Texas City, TX would be…
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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, I wrote about the most recent release of earnings data from the US Department of Education. Although the data covered only a few programs…
If you want a visual explanation of why community college enrollment is tanking, look no farther than The HEA Group’s analysis of US Department of…
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…
Michigan state senator Mark Huizenga introduced legislation last week to mandate a tuition freeze at Michigan’s 15 public universities and 28 public community colleges. The…
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…