Changing course
On September 25, a Chinese intercontinental ballistic missile passed high over the small South Pacific island and U.S. territory of Guam in a People’s Liberation Army test, triggering agitation on the island as to whether…
Articles by David Tobenkin
State efforts provide models for Workforce Pell
As the push to extend Pell Grant eligibility to include quality short-term education training programs continues, some community college leaders say Exhibit A for federal legislators considering Workforce Pell legislation should be how much state…
Community college concerns over FAFSA flap
The U.S. Education Department’s (ED) delayed and glitch-plagued rollout of a new FAFSA form and process is having severe repercussions for four-year institutions, but some community college leaders say they, too, are facing significant FAFSA-related…
Indiana leans into youth apprenticeships
An ambitious statewide youth apprenticeship program modeled on the renowned Swiss system of apprenticeships starting in high school is being developed in Indiana, with Ivy Tech Community College (Ivy Tech), the statewide community college system,…
Candid conversations about Black male student success
A remarkable mentorship and wraparound services program at a New Jersey community college has allowed Black male student outcomes to catch up to those of the general student population by one measure. Lagging Black male…
Gather, analyze and develop
Since 2022, the Alabama Community College System (ACCS) has administered its Skills for Success program through which Alabama community colleges across the state train employees in new careers. The training comprises self-paced online instruction followed…
Using LMI to help disadvantaged students
The odds were long, but in August 2022 a consortium led by Dallas College emerged as one of only 32 worker-centered, industry-led workforce training partnerships in the nation to receive a multimillion federal grant to…
Tapping powerful labor market information for agility
In 2020, after more than 200 years, the Remington Arms factory in Ilion, New York, shut its doors, and nearly 250 mainly skilled labor employees without college degrees were let go. But fortunately, Mohawk Valley…
TRIO celebrates achievements, faces challenges
The future is bright for Chantal Ramirez, a 21-year-old at Klamath Community College (KCC) who will transfer to Southern Oregon University as a junior this fall after receiving a KCC associate degree in psychology. She…
The eight TRIO programs
TRIO programs were first created with the start of the Upward Bound program in 1964. While there are specific guidelines for each of the TRIO programs, the unifying eligibility factors are: (1) students from low-income…