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We Must End Either-Or Thinking About Skills
When it comes to building a better learning system, such a perspective presents a false choice that will intensify rather than diminish economic and social inequity, writes Debra Humphreys.
Lawmakers Asked to Consider Funding for Apprenticeships at 2-Year Colleges
President Biden's proposed $12 billion in funding for community colleges could go, in part, to help institutions build degree-based apprenticeship programs.
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An Infrastructure for Our Nation’s Talent
Allowing learners to use the Pell Grant for short-term programs could build a different kind of bridge -- one that links training, education and employment, argue Jamie Merisotis and Julie Peller.
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Letting Employers Off the Hook
Rather than expanding opportunities, opening up Pell Grants to short-term job training could put workers at greater risk, argue Daniel Bustillo and Amy Laitinen.
Plunging Numbers, Rising Worries
Enrollment at California Community Colleges fell even more last fall than an already shocking national average. Campus leaders hope to stem further declines as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.
Community Colleges Turn to New Incentives for Recruitment
Desperate to slow the steep decline of entering students, community colleges are getting creative and offering scholarships, complimentary laptops and free summer courses to high school graduates who enroll.
Transfer Enrollment Drops
Far fewer students are transferring to community colleges this spring compared to the same time last year, a trend that mirrors overall enrollment declines in the two-year sector.
HSIs on the Rise
The number of Hispanic-serving institutions has grown 94 percent in the last 10 years. The latest data set adds 30 new institutions.