EdSource
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s May budget proposal would withdraw or reduce nearly $400 million in community college funding for updating data systems and investing in Newsom’s Master Plan for Career Education.
Shreveport Times
Louisiana’s legislature could expand funding for a program that allows adults to access free community college tuition in high-demand fields, but lawmakers will likely wait until budgeted money is expended before adding more.
WDRB
It comes as leaders try to shore up a $54 million shortfall blamed on less state funding and a tuition freeze.
Los Angeles Times
With the rise of people choosing to continue their education even after high school, the question of whether community college or university is more worth it also grows.
EdSource
Joanne Scott had been without full-time work for about two decades and was struggling to reenter the workforce. Then she learned this year about a short-term pharmacy technician program at Mt. San Antonio College in eastern Los Angeles County.
WHO
Kirkwood Community College’s turbine was a training tool for students in the former Energy Production and Distribution Technologies Program, which was cancelled due to low enrollment.
