Labor Matters
The college advantage is breaking down for young workers. Unemployment among 22–26-year-olds with a BA now exceeds that of their peers with associate degrees or some college, and sits at the 75th percentile of its history. What’s driving this?
Credential Engine (blog)
The transfer gap is a data issue.
Hechinger Report
The state has pioneered ways to help these students attend college and use their degrees after graduation. But with the federal crackdown, some still struggle to see the point of pursuing higher education.
Norfolk Daily News
In Nebraska, Northeast Community College leaders told its governing board last week that many of the priorities outlined in a recent federal call for higher education reform are already implemented in the college’s policies, reporting practices and mission.
EdNC
Shifts in federal funding, Faculty and staff recruitment and retention, Efforts to expand work-based learning and more make the list.
CalMatters
California’s challenge isn’t vision; it’s coordination.
Nature
The National Science Foundation will award about 30% fewer new research grants this fiscal year than in the last one. The steep drop continues a pattern that began last year, after President Donald Trump took office, leaving the NSF with the lowest number of new grants awarded in more than four decades.
