Three and a half years ago, I wrote about the closure of a coal-fired power plant in Craig, CO. The closure of the Craig Station…
Posts tagged as “Washtenaw Community College”
Here’s another argument in favor of developing an agricultural program at WCC. Last week, MLive reported on a local couple’s plans to open a USDA-inspected…
Recently, I have been writing about the cost of housing in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, and Washtenaw County. To put a little more context around housing…
Yesterday, I wrote about the home-price-to-income ratio, and how the calculation identifies areas where people struggle to afford housing. The calculation is simple: divide the…
Earlier this month, I wrote about new research on the economic viability of family farms in Wisconsin. The research sheds some light into the viability…
A new study by the Public Policy Institute of California examined the impact of changes to its community college remedial education requirements on Black and…
The latest New York Federal Reserve bank consumer data shows that while consumers feel good about both their current employment and their chances of landing…
If you need another reason to favor community college programs that focus on preparing students for high-wage, high-demand jobs, here it is. A new study…
A new analysis of federal education data conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis shows that higher instructional spending has a significant impact…
I read a little item from the Spartan Newsroom yesterday regarding vocational education at community colleges and its role in improving employability. Without intending to,…