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Better Preparation, Less Remedial Work

The California State University last week made a significant leap forward in tackling the obstacle course of remedial classes that many students never navigate successfully. CSU announced that it will drop intermediate algebra as a prerequisite for non-math and science majors before they can take college-level math courses required to graduate. Also it will eliminate […]

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Affirmative Action — Asian Americans Refuse to Be Wedge

The New York Times reported Tuesday that the Trump administration plans to direct Justice Department resources toward investigating universities that have used affirmative action admissions policies to discriminate against white applicants. In reaction, Roger Clegg, a former deputy assistant attorney general in the Reagan and Bush administrations and now president of the conservative Center for […]

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Hunger Is Real

When people my age look back on their college days, they often recall being “starving” students. But, back in a time when it was possible to complete a university education with some scholarships, a modest student loan and a part-time job, few of my peers were ever truly hungry. Fast forward to today: Because of […]

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Addressing the Workforce Shortage

I have attended numerous meetings in our region where employers have shared the difficulty in finding employees to work. Similar conversations are taking place all across the state and country as well. While we may not be alone in this issue, we cannot accept it. It seems natural that employers look to Fulton-Montgomery Community College […]

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California’s Answer to Economic Insecurity

The issue of economic insecurity is a huge impediment for millions of Californians who want to achieve the California Dream. Eighteen million Californians live in or near poverty—and something must be done to reduce that number and expand our state’s middle class. The California Economic Summit has launched a public discussion on the issue—called Elevate […]

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Beating a Negative Statistic

This past May, I was among millions who obtained a bachelor’s degree. On that day, I felt pride in my accomplishment and excited for what life had in store for my future. This feeling was not what I expected months prior. At the beginning of spring semester, the question so many fear was pounding in […]

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Postsecondary Education for Non-Dummies

High school graduation should be a time of optimism about the future and congratulations all around. But I heard recently about a mother who was in mourning at her son’s graduation, struggling to restrain tears. She had implored him to enroll in a four-year college, but he had chosen a two-year technical college instead. Now […]

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Is 2 Better Than 4?

Two recent commentaries (“College is not always the answer,” by Howard Root, the retired CEO of Vascular Solutions Inc., in the July 10 Business Forum, and “Postsecondary education for non-dummies,” by Katherine Kersten in the July 16 Opinion Exchange section) applaud the value of technical certificates and two-year associate’s degrees. I agree — these programs […]

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One Word: “Credentials”

In the classic 1967 film “The Graduate,” Mr. McGuire famously gives Ben this piece of career advice: “I want to say one word to you … just one word: plastics.” That was 50 years ago. Yet, my advice to people looking for a good job today would also be one word: credentials. Industry-recognized credentials are […]

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Tax Cut Robbery

The belief that an education is the path to upward mobility lies at the heart of the American dream. But you’d never guess that from looking at Donald Trump’s proposed budget for the 2018 fiscal year. Instead of helping low-income college students, Trump’s plan would kill or severely water down federal financial aid guidelines that […]

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Translating Vision to Success

The stakes for the California community colleges — and California — are exceptionally high. The system serves 60 percent of all undergraduates in California — nearly three times the number enrolled in the University of California and California State University combined. One in 5 of the community college students in the U.S. attend one of […]

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Partisan Split on Education’s Value

There have been several recent news stories over the last several days about a study from the Pew Research Center that found a partisan divide regarding opinions on the perceived value of colleges and universities. As the executive director of the Council on Public Higher Education, the association of the 15 presidents and chancellors of […]

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