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Advising is key to student engagement

Students who receive more advising are more engaged in college, according to a new report from the Center for Community College Student Engagement. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More Posts – Website


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Commentary: To increase college completion rates, invest directly in public postsecondary institutions Brookings Institution (blog) To raise college degree attainment rates, Harvard University public policy professor David Deming proposes that Congress support a 1:1 federal…


Acosta promotes ‘demand-driven education’

U.S. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta wants to break down the silos that delineate workforce training, workforce development, technical education and traditional education. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More Posts – Website


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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…



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…



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…