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Giving state’s vo-techs the space — and seats — to accommodate more students
NJ Spotlight
Under legislation that was approved by a key New Jersey Senate committee last week, the state would issue $500 million in general-obligation bonds to help county vocational-technical high schools and community colleges expand their technical-education programs or create new ones.

Arizona lawmakers consider bill to bar universities from restricting demonstrations, speeches
Payson Roundup
Saying they don’t want people shouted down or drowned out, a state Senate panel voted last week to spell out what’s expected of state universities and community colleges to keep their campuses open to all speakers.

Demand for more nurses drives tech schools, private colleges to create new paths to BSN degrees
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
In a 1-2-1 nursing program, the first year of classes is at the four-year school, the next two years are at the technical college, and the fourth year is back at the four-year school.

How to upskill Silicon Valley’s workforce for the automation disruption
California Economy Reporting
To help workers of all types get trained and retrained for jobs of the 21st century economy, California Community Colleges are putting in considerable effort to engage leaders in each region of the state.

Community college embracing mission of economic transformation
nwitimes.com
Q&A with Aco Sikoski, chancellor of Ivy Tech Community College’s Valparaiso Campus in Indiana.

First-time students may not pay fees at Woodland Community College
Daily Democrat
In California, the Woodland Community College Promise program incentivizes students to enroll as full-time students and to continue from the first semester to the next. National research shows these student behaviors are associated with academic program completion.

Commentary: Why states should abandon the ‘free college’ movement
National Review
Merely removing the cost of enrollment does not guarantee success, writes a professor of political science professor and dean at Azusa Pacific University.

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