Washington Watch: The revolution is coming
Robots will take over almost 40 percent of the jobs in 15 years and nearly half of existing jobs will disappear within the next 25 years, according to studies. How ready are we to transition…
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Two-year college students can benefit from research projects
At a recent doctor’s appointment at Duke Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, I was asked to join a medical study. You know, the kind of research study that changes communities and industries and keeps Duke…
Washington Watch: Progress on Perkins, ed funding
A Senate education committee on Tuesday approved legislation to reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act, breaking through a long-running stalemate among its leaders that had stymied progress on the bill for…
Washington Watch: Feedback on summer Pell program
The year-round Pell Grant has kicked into full implementation mode. David BaimeDavid Baime is senior vice president for government relations at the American Association of Community Colleges.More Posts
A good start for Calif. baccalaureate programs
When West Los Angeles College student Deanna Graves earlier this month shifted the tassel of her graduation cap indicating her achievement of a bachelor’s degree in dental hygiene, she joined 135 students statewide in becoming…
The go-to place for student aid data
The U.S. Education Department (ED) last month released the 2015-16 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS) data, which is a veritable treasure trove of information. Jolanta Juszkiewiczis director of policy analysis at the American Association…
Is Congress about to cut nearly $15B from student aid?
Right now, Congress is thinking about rewriting the Higher Education Act (HEA), the massive law that provides financial aid to students and families. Ken Trzaskais president of Seward County Community College in Liberal, Kansas.More Posts
Community colleges, the PROSPER Act and the path to student success
April is Community College Awareness Month. Community colleges have provided the path for millions of Americans to reach the goals they have for themselves. Community colleges have also changed the face and the future of…
Six ways to promote pathways to student success
It’s a well-known fact that most college enrollments are shrinking all around the country. Due in part to a decade-long stagnation in the number of high school graduates, more and more colleges and universities are…
Developmental ed isn’t what it used to be – with better results
Across the country, the traditional approach to developmental education of using a standardized assessment test to place students into one or more remediation courses has fallen progressively into disfavor. Jolanta Juszkiewiczis director of policy analysis…