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Taking “Community” Out Community College

I write in response to The Bulletin’s April 8 editorial (“College cuts to test ‘top-heavy’ critique”). It reflects a flawed assumption that Connecticut’s community colleges may be overstaffed with “high-paid” administrators and supports action by the board of regents to consolidate the 12 colleges into a centrally managed college. I had the privilege of serving […]

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Cutting Overhead

It’s not easy to reform a bureaucracy. Mark Ojakian, president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system, is learning that lesson as he pushes forward with a plan to consolidate administrative services for state community colleges and universities. Ojakian contends the changes could save $41 million annually. He calls the initiative “Students First,” suggesting […]

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The Cost of Wrong Choices

Before May 1, the deadline for college enrollment deposits, more than half of all college-bound families will screw up their choice of a school. Fully three of five students who ultimately earn a bachelor’s degree will have changed colleges. The average time for an undergraduate to earn a diploma is five and a half years, […]

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Expand Community Colleges

There was a time when ‘higher education’ and ‘debt’ were mutually exclusive terms. Currently, college tuition is rising higher than the inflation rate, but there still remains one affordable option — community colleges. The Center on Education and the Workforce projects that by 2018 there will be a demand for 22 million college-educated workers and […]

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College for All

I came to this country as an immigrant from India to go to college. My parents used all their savings to send me here because they knew what we all know and what we all tell our kids: If you want a good job, you’ll need more than a high-school education. Whether it’s a two-year, […]

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Punishing Our Colleges

Being a Floridian means accepting that our fair state, for all its sunshine and beauty, is perennially ranked among the worst in too many important categories. Mental health funding, wages, education spending, child well-being and public corruption are just some of the areas where Florida is ranked near the bottom among the 50 states. So […]

Workforce Development

We Need a Community College

An eastern Idaho community college would allow workforce training to be customized to fit local needs, writes Stephanie Cook. Before I ever stepped foot in a college classroom, I was married and had a baby. Money and time were in short supply. The local community college was affordable, offered a flexible schedule that allowed me […]

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Fraud in Dual Enrollment

There is nothing at all wrong with high-school students enrolling in college courses if they are ready to take them. Sadly, though, state governments have chosen to set up programs to encourage this, along with money for colleges (especially community colleges) that “help” high-school students by allowing them to do some of their college credits […]

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Who Would Qualify for Free College?

Before we return to our discussion of “free college,” I have to share with you my two favorite T shirts from our vacation to Mexico. The first one read, “Good friends don’t let you do stupid things … Alone.” The second one read, “You can’t scare me, I have 5 daughters.” As promised in the […]

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Worthy Investment

North Carolina’s community college system originated in 1950 when the state superintendent of public instruction commissioned a study to determine if there was a need for such institutions. With the state economic focus shifting from agricultural to industrial after World War II, workers needed training beyond high school. Seven years after the study’s commission, the […]

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Call for Reform in Michigan

At the end of February, the state of Michigan published the findings of the 21st Century Education Commission report. The commission consisted of many education experts, largely appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder (R), with the goal of outlining recommendations for improving Michigan’s education system. This report found that, while implementing some changes will be more […]

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Betsy DeVos’ Support for Career Prep

Betsy DeVos made her first official visit to an institution of higher education as education secretary on Friday, touring the jobs-training programs at Valencia College, a two-year college in Florida. Ms. DeVos’s interest in community colleges — specifically, in career preparation — is consistent with her past statements on higher ed. Read More

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