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Retirement another reason to pursue high-wage jobs

By Eileen Peck

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,...

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Washtenaw County Needs a Better WCC

By Eileen Peck

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...

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WCC programs don’t support Washtenaw County

By Eileen Peck

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...

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Washtenaw County can’t afford more low-wage jobs

By Eileen Peck

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,...

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Another OH Community College is Drowning in Deficits

By Eileen Peck

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...

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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…

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ALICE households in Washtenaw County on the rise