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Commentary: Community colleges should not be on the sidelines Forbes Community colleges are in the same breath lauded as more affordable yet less prestigious than their four-year counterparts. This is not only a misconception; it…
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Study: UConn rejects nearly 25% of credits from community colleges
With its flagship university rejecting nearly a quarter of transfer credits from community college students, Connecticut lawmakers are considering legislation to create pathways for students that would guarantee core courses transfer to all public state…
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Tidewater Community College lays off 27 people after enrollment drops, state budget cut Virginian-Pilot Of the 27 positions affected at the Virginia college, 17 are full-time employees in administrative roles. None are faculty or…
What Maslow means to teaching
I have run across the phrase “meeting students where they are” quite a bit, and it seems to have multiple meanings. I’ve seen it used to mean meeting them at their level of ability or…
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Commentary: The Trump administration misunderstands the federal role in local workforce development Center for American Progress Both Labor Secretary nominee Alexander Acosta and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos fail to realize that locally driven workforce development…
Two major gifts aim to help students on both ends
Gifts to community colleges of $1 million or more are more common than they used to be, but still they don’t happen often. And gifts of more than $5 million, well, that’s big news. The…
Reaching out to prospective students
NEW ORLEANS – Dual enrollment is currently hot in the community college field. At some colleges, it makes the bulk of new enrollments. But there are myriad ways two-year colleges are partnering with K-12 schools…
N.M. Supreme Court to hear state budget dispute
The New Mexico Supreme Court has agreed to hear a lawsuit by the state legislature that accuses Republican Gov. Susana Martinez of overstepping her authority by vetoing funding to the state legislature and all state…
Ohio colleges collaborate for student success
NEW ORLEANS – With state funding for community colleges in Ohio entirely based on performance, one would expect the colleges to be fiercely competitive with one another. Ellie Ashfordis associate editor of Community College Daily.More…
Funding roundup
Fourteen California community colleges have been recognized for their work in reducing students’ time to degree completion and their cost to attend college. The colleges received a total of $25 million in grants from the…