Oregon Public Broadcasting
Oregon’s higher education leaders say the state’s seven public universities and 17 community colleges need more money to keep pace with rising costs. Left unaddressed, they warn, institutions could face steeper cuts and families could have to shoulder more of the burden by paying more for tuition.
Columbus Dispatch (subscription required)
ALDI is set to build a new 20,000-square-foot grocery store adjacent to Columbus State Community College’s Downtown campus through a partnership with Columbus State Community Partners, the college’s real estate affiliate.
The Job
Community colleges should be a big part of solutions to an AI shock, says Rachel Lipson, a CHIPS senior policy advisor during the Biden administration who holds several research fellowships. She points to the role of state incentives for employers to deepen partnerships with the two-year sector, citing research for her forthcoming book.
Mainebiz
The four-year trades apprenticeship program consists of trade-related instruction conducted by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard’s training department, on-the-job learning and academic training administered jointly by Great Bay Community College in New Hampshire and Maine’s York County Community College.
Washington Monthly
Congress finally opened Pell Grants to short-term job training. Now states have to build the systems that can tell which programs actually work.
