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Outlook for Community Colleges
Survey finds far fewer state systems experienced midyear cuts this year than last. But serious finance and capacity issues remain.
Performance Funding in Job Training
Two senators and the nonprofit Opportunity Nation want federal job training programs to be more efficient and performance-based, while also seeing expanded role for community colleges.
In the Dark on Data
Adult students aren't using College Scorecard and other consumer websites as they consider college, and they aren't interested in performance metrics like graduation rates and debt levels.
Opinion
Professional Development, at Fenway
Wick Sloane teaches community college students to write essays to transfer to universities. To set an example of "show, don't tell," he surveys the scene at a World Series game.
Gay Rights and Religious Colleges
At Baylor, student government wants to ban "deviate" sex instead of "homosexual acts," and says this would make gay students more welcome. At Creighton, Catholic student group wants to end ticket give-aways for concert by singers who created "Same Love."
Left Out in Ohio
Community college students still can't get need-based aid from the state, while students at for-profits and other institutions are once again eligible.
Evaluating Teacher Evaluation
Report says more emphasis should be placed on designing evaluations for teacher preparation programs to better examine their quality.
The Mess in SF
City College of San Francisco scrambles to make hundreds of accreditor-ordered fixes while lawsuits fly and the feds crack down on the college's accreditor.