The art of keeping time
It’s a program that has withstood the test of time. Paris Junior College in Texas offers courses in horology that in the 1940s mainly trained returning World War II veterans to help them find jobs…
It’s a program that has withstood the test of time. Paris Junior College in Texas offers courses in horology that in the 1940s mainly trained returning World War II veterans to help them find jobs…
Uplifting underserved populations is a compelling donor narrative, an effort buoyed in recent decades by endowments that fund scholarship opportunities and exciting new programming. “We have a great story to tell about giving,” says Mark…
In theater, last-minute surprises are just part of the job. The show almost always goes on. But a global pandemic led to performance cancellations everywhere in the spring, including at community colleges. This fall, many…
The House on Friday passed a bill that would revamp the nation’s main apprenticeship law, even managing to secure votes from some Republicans. In a 246-to-140 vote, Democrats passed their 2020 National Apprenticeship Act, with…
Butler County Community College’s (BC3) 23-year-old College Within the High School program, which gives sophomores through seniors the opportunity to earn transferrable college credits, has exceeded 500 students in a semester for the first time….
Bank of America on Thursday announced that it will provide $1 million grants to 21 higher education institutions to enhance up-skilling and reskilling for Black and Hispanic-Latino students. More than half of those institutions are…
According to Measure of America, the number of teens and young adults disconnected from both work and school in the United States fell for the eighth year in a row, from a recession-fueled high of…
Providing postsecondary education to incarcerated individuals can ensure former inmates will have an opportunity to a successful life when they are released. But setting up an education system inside prison walls – where there are…
A bill to reauthorize the nation’s main apprenticeship law, which hasn’t been revamped in 80 years, passed the House Rules Committee on Tuesday. A House floor debate is expected later this week. The committee passed…
David Edwards’ educational journey started at Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC) in Michigan and eventually led to him teach at Harvard University. Now he is working on slowing the spread of Covid-19 with a little…