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Louisiana will begin paying for community college for adults in high demand careers in 2022Daily AdvertiserLouisiana adults will be able to access grants to pay for education for high-demand, high-paying careers beginning next summer at…
Campus Issues
Investing in the value of people
Investments in professional development have been more important than ever for community colleges this past year against the backdrop of the pandemic and all that it has changed. While some colleges are facing declining enrollments…
A long hearing, a lot of topics
A House hearing Thursday on the education priorities of the Biden administration focused mainly on K-12 and student loan repayment issues. Still, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona did field a few questions about community colleges…
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Pell grants should cover good short-term worker training programsWashington MonthlyWhat matters, research finds, is not the quantity of classroom time but the quality of the program and the field of study. Certificates, bootcamps and digital…
Funding roundup
Butler County Community College (BC3) will use a $20,000 gift from NexTier Bank to support programs that help K-12 students learn about college, earn college credits and gain financial literacy skills. BC3’s College Within the…
As we reopen, let’s also reskill the workforce
The country is inching closer to the long-awaited reopening of our economy. As businesses begin to go back to normal operations, we should set our sights on making Los Angeles a leader in the future…
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Oregon bill funds ‘benefits navigators’ at public universities, collegesOregon Public BroadcastingThe passage of a bill Wednesday will require each of Oregon’s public universities and community colleges to hire a “benefits navigator” to help students access…
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Ivy Tech among first community colleges in U.S. to adopt new tuition modelWDRBIvy Tech is moving to a new tuition model that charges full-time students a flat fee, instead of charging per credit hour. Whitmer…
Finding balance
There is a reason why flight attendants tell you to put on your oxygen mask before you help those around you. As a leader, our job is to make sure that those around us have…
Reviving TAACCCT
House Ways and Means Committee Democrats have introduced a bill that would revive a well-regarded job training program created during the Great Recession that used consortia — led by community colleges — to drive regional…