Last week, the Michigan Legislature approved a budget that includes a plan for free community college tuition for all high school graduates. The plan will…
Posts tagged as “low-wage work”
A new survey by GO Banking Rates examines the starting salaries of college graduates in each state. The survey differentiates entry level salaries for college…
Earlier this week, the Michigan Center for Data and Analytics released a series of regional Career Outlook reports that project employment needs through 2030. The…
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York released new data this week that shows that US consumers have exceeded $1 trillion in credit card debt…
If community colleges need another reason to re-evaluate their strategy of providing training and education for low-wage work, here it is. Credit card debt is…
I read an opinion piece a while back regarding mergers among higher education institutions. The author’s point was that schools that really needed to merge…
It seems like state legislatures are getting a little cranky with colleges and universities about the value of their degrees. Ohio is the latest state…
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…
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…
Yesterday, I wrote about the difference between the federal poverty level and a living wage. I also wrote about why it is important for community…