Sharp declines in community college enrollment are being driven by disappearing male studentsThe 74At some community colleges, the losses are minor. At others, however, they are dramatic. With enrollment declining in the pandemic, no increases…
Tuition-free community college will continue in Connecticut in the spring, but long-term funding not yet securedHartford CourantTuition-free community college will continue in Connecticut in the spring after the Board of Regents for Higher Education’s finance…
DeVos says free college amounts to a ‘socialist takeover’Associated PressIn a veiled swing at President-elect Joe Biden’s education plans, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday blasted the push for free college as a “socialist takeover…
Commentary: We need a college leader as secretary of educationThe HillPresident-elect Joe Biden has promised he will appoint a former schoolteacher to the post, and all the names under speculation come from K-12. But why…
Commentary: Biden’s best choice for secretary of educationGoverningThe president-elect should look to the ranks of community-college leaders for filling this critical Cabinet post. Community colleges occupy a strategic position that gives them a unique perspective…
Commentary: Community colleges are helping students more than ever in the pandemicHechinger ReportIt’s time to rethink how we measure community college success. Commentary: Community colleges joining together for NM successAlbuquerque JournalIn New Mexico, community colleges…
More people with bachelor’s degrees go back to school to learn skilled tradesWashington PostOne in 12 students now at community colleges — or more than 940,000 — previously earned a bachelor’s degree, according to the…
Commentary: How one community college is providing free behavioral health services to all its students and employeesForbesRecognizing the psychological distress and mental health problems caused by the worsening Covid-19 pandemic, Ozarks Technical Community College in…
Heartland Community College adds mental health support programWMBDIn order to help combat the area’s growing need for mental health support professionals, Heartland Community College officials have added a certificate program. Can Biden convert his education…
Chancellor: SUNY, union can’t reach deal on COVID-19 testing community college staffObserver-DispatchThe State University of New York’s plan to have its campuses routinely tested for Covid has hit a snag when it comes to some…