Editorial: SC showed apprenticeships work. Congress should expand them nationwide.Charleston Post CourierRegistered apprenticeships led by the South Carolina Technical College System have emphatically proven their worth. Congress could easily triple the number of these valuable…
Community colleges turn to new incentives for recruitmentInside Higher EdCommunity college leaders are intentionally focusing on what resources students, especially first-generation students, need to feel they can successfully navigate remote learning, says Martha Parham of…
California community college enrollment plummets amid pandemic, putting some campuses at riskLos Angeles TimesColleges that experienced significant drops could be at risk if they “don’t stabilize or build back enrollment” over the next several years,…
(College) credit where credit is duedotEDU (podcast of the American Council on Education) Anne Kress, president of Northern Virginia Community College, joins the discussion about a new ACE report on reimagining policies on transfer of…
Commentary: America is failing its workforceCNNA new model for college and career preparation would have more measurement, more accountability, more relevancy and more flexibility, writes Jeb Bush, the former governor of Florida. Leading community colleges…
Can colleges require Covid-19 vaccines?New York TimesMost U.S. colleges and universities already require on-campus students to show proof of vaccines for illnesses, like bacterial meningitis, that can spread rapidly in close quarters. But Covid-19 is…
Get paid to get vaccinated? JCCC offering $250 to all employees to get Covid shotsShawnee Mission PostJohnson County Community College is offering employees a one-time $250 payment to get the Covid vaccine, as the Kansas…
‘It is a great investment in our institutions’: Community colleges to receive lifeline in $1.9T stimulus planBoston Globe (subscription required)Tylor Gosselin had every reason to abandon her nursing studies at Greenfield Community College this year….
The pandemic hit the working class hard. The colleges that serve them are hurting, too.New York TimesThe community colleges largely serving low-income, Black and Latino students are reeling, and experts worry that inequality in education…
Arizona community college professor selected for ground-breaking manned SpaceX mission12NewsDr. Sian Proctor always dreamed of being an astronaut, and now she will be a part of the first-ever all-civilian crew. Commentary: A post-Covid reinvention of…