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Ky. college gets $15M from state for manufacturing center WDRB Jefferson Community & Technical College will get $15.2 million in state funding to cover about half the cost of a planned downtown instructional building for…
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Neb. bill would bar companies from mining student data
Companies that gain access to students’ personal information in schools would be barred from using it for targeted ads under a bill presented this week to Nebraska lawmakers. State Sen. Adam Morfeld pitched the measure…
Immigration advocates win, lose in Va.
Virginia colleges won’t be forced to give federal authorities sensitive details about students who may be undocumented immigrants, after a legislative subcommittee killed a bill opposed by immigration advocates. However, another panel killed legislation that…
Not ready for college-level work
This article comes from The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. It is reprinted with permission. The vast majority of public two- and four-year colleges report enrolling…
The value of partnerships
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Community college leaders who want to expand their workforce development programs would do well to explore opportunities for innovative programs with foundations and corporations. Some of those programs were profiled at…
Bringing order to credentialing
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Several national initiatives are under way to bring some clarity to the concepts of competencies and credentials – and connect them in a meaningful way. Officials from the American Association of…
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How Trump’s immigration order ‘dealt a blow to higher education’ Yahoo Finance Beyond a humanitarian perspective, some people outside academia argue the loss of these international students will hurt universities’ bottom lines. Why this community…
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Tuition freeze at Ohio public colleges would continue under Gov. Kasich’s budget Cleveland.com Tuition and mandatory fees at Ohio’s public two- and four-year colleges would remain frozen for two years under Gov. John Kasich’s proposed…
Haslam seeks free tuition plan for adults
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam this week unveiled a program that would allow adults to gain a college degree for free. Adults in Tennessee without degrees can already attend Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology tuition free…
Colleges boost rural economies
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — The road in front of Snow College in central Utah is often the site of large livestock drives, yet during a budget crisis in 2012, a former president nearly dropped the…