Movies and other media tend to give the impression that human trafficking occurs mainly in other countries, like southeast Asia, or in large cities, like New York City or Los Angeles. But it happens in…
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What’s in your digital wallet? Community colleges that offer the ability to upload learning and employment records (LER) into a dashboard that some call a “digital wallet” provide their students the opportunity to present their…
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Appointments Marcia J. Ballinger, president of Lorain County Community College (Ohio), is among the 18 inaugural members of the Natcast National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC) Workforce Advisory Board (WFAB). The board includes leaders from higher…
Mills’ budget would increase cigarette tax, continue free community college Portland Press Herald Maine Gov. Janet Mills’ two-year budget proposal includes $25 million to continue funding the governor’s free community college program, and would make…
L.A.-area colleges and universities close, curtail in-person classes as wildfires spread EdSource Several Los Angeles-area colleges and universities have closed their campuses or otherwise curtailed in-person operations as multiple fast-moving wildfires forced thousands to evacuate,…
Using an artificial intelligence chat program, I asked my computer what was new in workforce development. A response was generated quickly and it seemed to validate the myriad ways in which community colleges provide workforce…