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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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Disrupt or Be Disrupted

Fall classes are underway on the campus of Lake Tahoe Community College, where we’re welcoming our first wave of Lake Tahoe College Promise students. They are at the start of a tuition-free year of college and heading down a path toward a more promising future as a result. The Promise program is just one new […]

Fighting Hunger

Last spring, my son, Anton, told me he went to the food pantry at California State University Monterey Bay, where he’s a senior. He said that one of his friends was joking about going to the pantry just to see what was there. What Anton didn’t realize was that his friend was “joking” to cover […]

Designing ‘Promise’ Programs

Promise programs, or free college programs, are increasingly popular solutions to college affordability issues. Typically, these programs offer college scholarships to recent high school graduates to cover up to 100 percent of tuition and fees at postsecondary institutions in close proximity to the promise community. According to the College Promise Campaign, there are currently over 200 promise […]

Drink It In

There’s a meme that keeps popping up that says “hmmmm … and yet another day has passed and I did not use Algebra once … very interesting.” Oh, but we Americans do have a strong anti-intellectual strain in our collective DNA. Never mind that anytime we cross a bridge or travel through a tunnel or, […]

Ready to Work

The junior college systems in Minnesota and North Dakota rank among the best in America, and our local community college on the Minnesota side of the Red River holds a lofty spot of prominence in national rankings. So says the company WalletHub, a personal finance website known for all sorts of rankings related to finances […]

The Challenge

We know a college education has never been more essential to the success of families seeking living-wage jobs. And we know that for many, community colleges provide a critical — and sometimes an only — pathway to a meaningful credential. And yet, precisely because of their unique role, community colleges are also responsible for educating […]

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