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San Antonio college leaders pledge to ensure 45% of residents have college degrees by 2030 Texas Public Radio Local college presidents have announced a joint commitment to boosting the number of college graduates living in…
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Tennessee lawmakers consider two-year pathway to address teacher shortages WKRN Tennessee could soon become the first state in the nation to offer an associate degree pathway for aspiring teachers, under a proposal lawmakers claim aims…
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Commentary: Trump and the right’s odd relationship with a good workforce idea. Jobs That Work (blog) A pretty good bipartisan bill has the potential to expand a great hiring strategy that the Trump administration has…
Richmond Fed’s new findings on community college students
The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond has released some findings from its analysis of community college data from a growing list of states participating in the bank’s Survey of Community College Outcomes (SCCO). The Richmond…
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Commentary: The causal effects of Federal Work-Study offers on college enrollment and program participation Community College Research Center (blog) Receiving a Federal Work-Study (FWS) offer before the start of the school year increases FWS participation…
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Workforce Pell: 50-state scan of high-skill, high-wage definitions Workforce Pell Watch A look at how state definitions could shape Workforce Pell program approval, student success and accountability. Lawmakers no longer exploring college performance-based funding, financial…
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Most community college students don’t have a plan. Here’s a tool and five strategies to help change that CCRC Blog The Community College Research Center has an updated version of its Community College Program Mapper…
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Governing Workforce Pell grants at the state level Education Commission of the States (blog) The way states implement Workforce Pell grants will be influenced by their existing higher education governance structures. Commentary: OpenAI, Google, Microsoft,…
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State task force visits child care center at Davidson-Davie Community College: ‘We need to duplicate that on every campus’ EdNC “We need to duplicate that on every campus,” state Sen. Jim Burgin (R), co-chair of…
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How education experts think Congress could save a key grant program Politico Weekly Education The Pell Grant program is projected to be $5 billion in the hole by the end of this fiscal year. If…