Greater San Antonio Chamber (podcast)
Chancellor Mike Flores digs into what Alamo Colleges has become: a two-time Malcolm Baldrige Award winner, a bachelor’s-degree-granting institution and the region’s largest workforce development engine.
The Job
Austin, Texas, needs to train 10-15K workers a year for infrastructure jobs, up from the current level of about 6K. That will require tight partnerships between Austin Community College and unions, employers and the workforce board, says ACC Chancellor Russell Lowery-Hart.
Credential Engine (blog)
States have multiple policy levers to build credential transparency, like legislation, executive orders, cross-agency coordination, and workforce board action. The most effective approaches offer clear mandates and provide the resources and partnerships needed for successful implementation.
1A
How are financial pressures changing what students and families expect to get out of a degree?
Small Press, Big Ideas (podcast)
Two-thirds of the top 50 media markets have no one dedicated to covering higher education. Sara Hebel, co-founder of Open Campus, is trying to change that by embedding reporters inside local newsrooms across the country.
