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Workforce Development

Economist Not Accurate in Criticism of Ivy Tech Community College

Developing an economy “built to last” is hard work. It was just a decade ago that numerous Indiana counties hit double digit unemployment rates during the Great Recession. We applauded the Indiana Economic Development Corp. and the local developers in our communities who attracted new jobs, regardless of their pay. These jobs augmented those provided […]

Blogs/Opinion

A Simple Proposal to Revive the American Dream

During the industrial age, when high school was the gateway to the American dream, public-school systems covered the costs of earning a diploma. Today, however, as associate’s degrees have replaced high-school diplomas as the indispensable ticket into the middle class, families are forced to cover the costs of tuition and more. If the information-age economy […]

Blogs/Opinion

Renaming to Lively Technical College is a Good, Necessary Step Forward

Congratulations to the Leon County School Board for taking a significant step into the future by the simple renaming of Lively Technical Center. Its new name is Lively Technical College, a distinction that tells students it’s a new day. Read More

Leadership

Get COCC out of North Lake County

As a second generation Central Oregon Community College student, I am proud of the college and what it has done for my family and our community. However, I am also aware of its flaws, including its limited investment in online learning. As a working parent, I had to take most of my nursing prerequisite courses […]

Academics

Opinion: Community Colleges Are Key to California’s Educational Future

Pick an issue, any issue, and you’ll hear from the well-meaning throngs that theirs is a top priority for California’s long-term success. But the multitude of issues and solutions won’t bring about real, lasting change without addressing the common denominator that could make or break the Golden State: higher education. It’s almost a prerequisite for […]

Blogs/Opinion

Community College Funding Must Become a State Priority

K-12 basic education has gotten all the budget attention, but two-year schools can’t be ignored. When it comes to funding education, kindergarten through high school is the state’s top priority. And that’s why fully funding basic education is — as it should be — mandated by the state constitution. Read More

Blogs/Opinion

Opinion | Congrats on your high school graduation. Now go to college!

The election of new state leaders presents an opportunity for all of us to embrace the notion that “college is for everyone.” At Detroit College Access Network (DCAN), we define college as a valuable post-secondary education beyond high school including professional and technical certificates and credentials, apprenticeships, and four- and two-year degrees.

Leadership

Californians Want to Make Community College Free

A new poll from the Public Policy Institute of California finds that 53 percent of Golden State adults believe that tuition-free community college should be a priority for the next governor. With the state reporting major cash surpluses, the incoming administration might be inclined to act. But zeroing out the cost of junior colleges won’t save California […]

Leadership

More DREAMs come true in California: How tuition waivers opened doors for undocumented students

California decided to crack open the door to higher education a little more for undocumented students through the California DREAM Act. In a new study of the impact of this 2013 policy, education researcher Samantha Astudillo and I discovered that it helped put undocumented students on equal footing with students who are U.S. citizens in […]

Blogs/Opinion

OPINION: Middle college idea offers great possibilities

A potential partnership between the Tupelo Public School District and Itawamba Community College offers exciting possibilities. The two educational entities have been exploring the possibility of a middle college, as reported by the Daily Journal’s Dillon Mullan. The concept would share similarities with Tupelo’s current dual enrollment program but would go much deeper, providing students […]

Blogs/Opinion

California must find new pathways toward a working economy

Conventional indicators of economic well-being — the unemployment rate, the rate of economic growth and (despite some recent setbacks) the stock market — suggest that Americans are doing quite well. But the American people know that, for the average person, things are not getting better. This is particularly true in the Bay Area, notwithstanding popular […]

Blogs/Opinion

Tennessee community colleges must improve graduation rates if we are going to do right by our students

“Miserable” and “embarrassing.” These are the harsh words outgoing Governor Bill Haslam recently used to describe community college graduation rates in Tennessee. His assessment, while blunt, is undeniably true. Thanks to programs like Tennessee Promise and Tennessee Reconnect that cover tuition for eligible students, enrollment in our state’s community colleges has ticked up in recent […]

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