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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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This Isn’t the Minor Leagues

When I went to the University of Michigan a long time ago, the general view was that community colleges were second-class academic institutions, students going there couldn’t get into four-year schools. Tuition was cheap enough then that a motivated kid could work his way through college. I did just that. Now that university tuition is […]

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Why Community College Budgets Matter

As the 2016-2017 fiscal year winds down, the college administration is heavily involved in many budget decisions that test our ability to effectively manage institutional resources to last till the end of the year and maintain a balanced budget. We have also begun the budget planning process for the next year. Unfortunately, we always have […]

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I Did It My Way

About three years ago, I was a senior in high school with only the wind guiding my plans. My parents didn’t like that idea and urged me to apply for scholarships and attend a four-year university. All I could think about was debt. Historically, I have always been hard-headed and this situation was no different. […]

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Making an Impact Off Campus

Having spent the majority of my rewarding professional career at Waubonsee Community College, the support and encouragement the college gives to employees to get involved with our communities has had the most impact on my life. The college’s encouragement to serve beyond our four campuses has supported my involvement on nonprofit boards for the last […]

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Free Tuition Would Open College to Many

Last month, Gov. Andrew Cuomo made a groundbreaking proposal that would extend access to a college education for many New Yorkers. The Excelsior Scholarship, the first of its kind in the nation, would provide free tuition to New Yorkers from households making up to $125,000 per year at all SUNY and CUNY two- and four-year […]

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Help Kids Before College

The University of Wisconsin System is supposed to be one of the state’s most effective paths to helping children of lower- and working-class households join the middle class. Unfortunately, it’s not working out that way. Less than two-thirds of students who started in the fall of 2006 graduated from any UW school within six years, […]

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Pathway to Careers

State lawmakers are considering expansion of a successful scholarship program that could help connect more students with good-paying jobs in STEM and health care fields in the state. Since the Washington State Opportunity Scholarship’s launch in 2011, the program’s goals have reached beyond simply increasing the number of state high school students in four-year degree […]

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Closing Funding Gaps

Governor Cuomo’s proposed tuition-free degree program, the Excelsior Scholarship, is a timely move in the right direction. As President of the College of Staten Island, I meet bright young students every day who are struggling to pay for their college education. Sadly, some of these students are forced to take time off or even give […]

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How Much Can You Save?

Attending college is one of the best investments that a student can make, although we’ll have to say that it is one of the most expensive. College costs and tuition just keeps on increasing and increasing, and many students will just rely on student loan which they will have to spend their working life paying […]

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“Free” and Misguided

It appears the new thing in vogue is the idea that college should be free to everyone. From Sen. Bernie Sanders to Hillary Clinton, the topic has graced the lips and ears of many in politics, but as usual, their words are rarely supported by action. However, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has proven in recent […]

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