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The Real Change Agents

To reform community colleges, you need to reach below the presidential level, writes James Jacobs.

Legislative Fixes for Remediation

Minnesota becomes the latest state to examine remedial education reform in an effort to lower college costs and retain students.

Flexibility or an End Run?

U of Maine System wants to end campus-by-campus accreditation. Would local needs and faculty voice be lost?

Pushing for Free

Coalition is forming to rally businesses, foundations and other groups behind a national free community college plan. And supporters say they realize the idea may not come to fruition this year.

In the Face of Colossal Cuts

Students, faculty and administrators in Louisiana are under a cloud of uncertainty as state officials look for revenue streams to avoid making one of the largest cuts to higher education in history.

Math Wars

'Instrument of torture' or building block of understanding? UCLA and other universities debate how much math, and what kind, is enough for life sciences majors.

The Increasingly Digital Community College

Distance learning programs at community colleges continue to grow even as two-year institutions' enrollment falls.

Fighting for 4-Year Degrees

Community colleges find that winning authorization to confer bachelor's degrees is half the battle.