COVID-19 has done a number on businesses in just about every sector. But the corporate response to the pandemic provides ample opportunity for community colleges…
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I read a column yesterday about the conflict between the cost of daycare and the wages daycare workers earn. The author wrote in the context…
Yesterday, I wrote about the hidden cost of tuition increases. Students have met every significant WCC tuition increase in the past 20 years with declines…
Recently, the WCC Board of Trustees approved a $5-per-credit-hour increase to WCC’s existing fee. The increase raises WCC’s cost of attendance to $110 per credit…
Accelerating the pace of higher education seems to be a recurring theme. Traditional post-secondary education in the United States revolves around a 2-year or 4-year…
Following the release of the latest college enrollment data, there’s a lot of speculation about why enrollment continues to sink. Almost invariably, the issue of…
Last month, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued updated guidance to federal agencies on skill-based hiring. On the surface, that sounds promising, but for…
Lansing Township has encountered some major financial problems, and it does not seem to have a way out. According to a 2019 ruling by the…
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the US unemployment rate for May 2022 was 3.6%. Michigan’s unemployment rate for April 2022 was 4.6%. Despite…
Parking lots are not glamorous, but a 954-car ramp taught Saint Paul, MN a very valuable lesson. The parking lot in question is in downtown…