A teachable moment in the solar eclipse
Stephanie McCaslin, a math professor at the College of Southern Maryland, missed the last total eclipse of the sun visible to the U.S. in 1979. But McCaslin has a starring role in the upcoming eclipse…
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Busts of Confederate generals to come down at Bronx Community College CBS New York After requests from community members, the college president said the school will be removing and replacing the busts of Confederate generals Robert…
Miss. degree completion effort launches website
Mississippi officials have launched a new website to encourage people to complete partially finished college degrees. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.More…
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Focused on apprenticeships: Traditional apprenticeship positions such as electricians and plumbers lead in the number of apprenticeships offered, but advocates would like to see apprenticeships expanded into nontraditional areas such as information technology and health…
Holcomb rolls out $24M job training initiative
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb unveiled a program this week that will pay training and education costs for employers and workers in high demand fields. Associated PressCopyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material…
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Community colleges tapping alumni to close funding gap 89.3 KPCC Cerritos College is doing something new this year: hiring its first ever director of alumni relations. Pierpont launches initiative to accept all local high school…
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Education is what will keep us moving USA Today special edition Education plays a crucial role in training for jobs in today’s transportation sector, which is facing a worker shortage, according to Al Lecz, director…
Partnering for affordable higher education
Two Arkansas universities are partnering to give students a more affordable path to earning their bachelor’s degree. Daily StaffCCDaily is published by the American Association of Community Colleges.More Posts – Website
Ariz. board won’t stop in-state tuition for eligible immigrants
Public universities and colleges in Arizona say they will not stop offering in-state tuition for eligible immigrants granted deferred deportation status, despite recent threats of a lawsuit from the state attorney general. Associated PressCopyright 2018…
An interview with Betsy DeVos
The federal government in many cases has intruded on states’ issues and states’ areas of responsibility as well as trying to engineer things from the federal level in a way that is not helpful to…