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Text nudging keeps students on track at Stark State Canton Repository Stark State College is one of four community colleges participating in an initiative where selected students are sent periodic text messages to help them…
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Community colleges move to improve training for entertainment, digital jobs 89.3 KPCC Los Angeles and Orange County area community colleges are starting a push to improve the training they offer for middle-skill jobs in the…
Mentor-Connect helps colleges fine-tune their proposals
Great teams know that having a seasoned coach can help them win. Madeline PattonMadeline Patton is an education writer based in Ohio.More Posts
Hurricanes hasten need for tech program in Puerto Rico
The imperative for Universidad Metropolitana to start a full-fledged fiber optic technician education program was reinforced for Andrés Diaz González when he spent three hours on October 13, 2017, trying to find an internet connection…
Washington Watch: Two-year budget deal’s impact on colleges
After a brief government shutdown on Friday, Congress passed a two-year budget deal that substantially raises discretionary spending for fiscal years (FY) 2018 and 2019 — which is very good news for colleges. Jim HermesJim…
La. task force can’t decide on changes for tuition program
A task force created to recommend ways to remake Louisiana’s TOPS college tuition program can’t decide how the popular, 20-year-old program should be tweaked after months of study. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The Associated Press. All…
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State lawmakers consider a plan to help homeless college students The Chronicle The plan requires the Washington State Board of Education to establish four pilot programs in community or technical colleges. Daily StaffCCDaily is published…
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Eight community colleges will receive grants as part of the first Siemens-Aspen Community College STEM Award. Each colleges will receive $50,000 to bolster their science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs, attract new talent and…
Transform your assessment process
For many campuses across the country, the word “assessment” can still make educators shift in their seats or even shrug their shoulders. How can we transform the culture of assessment from dull and lifeless to…
N.M. bill would force students to apply to college
New Mexico’s high school juniors would have to apply to at least one college or commit to other post-high school plans as part of a proposed graduation requirement that would be the first statewide push…