There is no Pandemic 101 course or a chapter in any leadership textbook on how to plan for unprecedented crises. But community college leaders have tapped their professional and personal experiences as they forge ahead…
Colleges need to do more for students who are parents, Generation Hope says in a new report. According to a survey conducted by the community-based nonprofit focused on college completion and early childhood success, one…
How community colleges solve remote learning challengesEdTech Magazine: Focus on Higher EducationIn addition to technology inequities, students may also be balancing coursework with jobs and caregiving responsibilities — an ordeal complicated further by social distancing…
Monitoring “key performance indicators” (KPI) — such as students passing math and English their first term, earning at least six credits in that first term and 24 credits over the first year, and continuing to…
The coronavirus pandemic is having a profound impact on college students, especially community college students, who are wrestling with uncertainty over school, work and family life, including food and housing insecurities, a psychologist working in…
As universities tighten budgets during the coronavirus, what will happen to diversity initiatives?Diverse Issues in Higher EducationThe pandemic will set back diversity efforts – but the real question is how much, says Walter Bumphus, president…
House Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a massive $3 trillion coronavirus relief package that includes nearly $90 billion for K-12 and public higher education. House leaders plan a vote on the sweeping legislation on Friday, but…
Five community college districts in California and the state’s community college system filed a lawsuit in federal court on Monday against the U.S. Education Department (ED), charging that its decision to deny emergency aid to…
Organizations, including community colleges, can now apply to serve as third-party entities that would review applications for new industry-recognized apprenticeship programs, or IRAPs. On the same day federal regulations for IRAPs went into effect, the…
The coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating inequities for many African-American students in California, according to community college leaders. Compton College has always targeted assistance to African-American students and others in need, but the pandemic has “made…