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Louisiana Community and Technical College System Celebrates 20 Years
This month, Fletcher and the Louisiana Community and Technical College System are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the system’s creation. This is a significant milestone for every community throughout the state. In 1998, people from around Louisiana voted to create a new future for higher education. In doing so, they unified educational opportunities for our […]
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Affordable College
Throughout the years, college has gotten more expensive than it has ever before, and it seems like the cost keeps rising. Even though the state and federal governments and the universities provide financial aid, it can still be tough for families of students attending the institution of higher education. “A college has many funders. Federal […]
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Model College Agreements
Northern Virginia Community College-George Mason U. Agreement Model for Other Schools Under prodding from the General Assembly that goes back years, Virginia’s four-year institutions are finally developing an easier path from community college to a bachelor’s degree. Unfortunately for students, it is spreading slowly. Unfortunately for anybody obstructing the process, there is one place where […]
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Defining Success
The word success means different things to people. Perhaps it symbolizes money and what it can buy (a BMW or a Jaguar). Perhaps it signifies personal fulfillment and self-esteem. Often, it is a combination of achieving material wealth and personal happiness. Wouldn’t it be nice to enjoy what you are doing while the money rolls […]
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Funding the Dream
Hispanics in the United States have always been paradoxical — both ultra-invested in their heritage yet proudly all-American; more law-abiding in the immigrant stages of life in the U.S. yet more likely to brush with the police in subsequent generations. Another paradox is that no matter how demonized or discriminated against, Latinos continue to be […]
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‘New Collar’ Economy
Today’s 21st-century knowledge and technology-based economy demands skill development and credentials beyond the high school level. All of the literature seems to suggest that this trend will continue into the foreseeable future. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, many of the fastest growing occupations over the next decade will require some form of postsecondary […]
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Credentialing Teachers
Over the next decade, it is projected that approximately 30 percent of teachers will retire. Over the same period of time, we expect a considerable increase in the number of children entering school, subsequently increasing demand for new, qualified teachers. Thus compounding our existing teacher shortage. The ongoing teacher shortage affects all levels of the […]
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Low-Debt Plan
As a middle-school science teacher, I am passionate about teaching and the value of an education. Like every parent, I want my children to get a good education and find a career that they will enjoy. And, just like every parent, I was concerned about how we’d afford to pay for our children’s college expenses. […]
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Mixed Results
“Free college” is an increasingly popular idea to help students afford higher education. Sen. Bernie Sanders made it a centerpiece of his 2016 presidential campaign. But well before then, cities — usually using private, philanthropic funding — had been experimenting with innovative programs to boost college graduation rates by promising to pay tuition for students […]
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Vote on It
I’m going to make a few “duh” statements about Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients. As in: Well, duh, community-college enrollment is down 40 percent since the state Supreme Court ruled that DACA recipients must pay out-of-state tuition. Well, duh, those students are now scrambling to find scholarships to soften the blow of such a hefty cost […]
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Pathways to Prosperity
CLEVELAND, Ohio – A bachelor’s degree used to be the golden ticket to a rewarding job and good pay. That pathway isn’t so clear anymore. College is still a major way to career success, but after decades of a national push for “college for all,” graduates aren’t seeing an automatic return on their investment. Here’s […]
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