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Section: Institutions > Community Colleges
Community Colleges
How Will Education Funding and Policy Fare in a Republican Congress?
Despite bipartisanship on some issues, experts predict budget cuts and less regulation.
December 1, 2010
Community Colleges
Elderly Increasingly Looking to College to Boost Job Skills
Community colleges report increasing number of older students looking to remain competitive in tough employment landscape.
November 29, 2010
Students
Advocates Decry Loss of N.J. Scholarship Program for Preschool Teachers
Education advocates say New Jersey’s Abbott initiative—offering scholarships to employees of preschools in New Jersey’s poorest districts—had tremendous impact.
November 23, 2010
Community Colleges
Feinstein Intervenes To Halt Student’s Deportation
SAN FRANCISCO – A San Francisco community college student awaiting deportation to his native Peru won a temporary reprieve Friday when U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein introduced legislation halting immigration enforcement proceedings against him. Steve Li, 20, had been due to be separated from his parents and sent back to Peru last Monday, but federal immigration […]
November 21, 2010
Leadership & Policy
College Called Key to Community in Brunswick, Ga.
The impact of the College of Coastal Georgia’s transformation from a two-year to a four-year school will reach well beyond the college’s campus, driving right through the heart of Brunswick, Ga.
November 18, 2010
Leadership & Policy
Morgan State Expands Community College Leadership Program Via Online
Community College Leadership Doctoral Program establishes online presence to enhance Morgan State University’s mission of education access.
November 17, 2010
Community Colleges
Experts Urge Academic and Business Collaboration to Boost U.S. Education Attainment
Education and labor experts, including White House Domestic Policy Council Director Melody Barnes, explored the role business could play in helping improve educational attainment Wednesday morning during a Washington policy forum.
November 17, 2010
Leadership & Policy
New Rules May Hurt For-profit Colleges
The for-profit college industry has been criticized as being predatory or too business-focused, but the institutions say new federal regulations on them will limit access to higher education.
November 8, 2010
Students
Critics, Supporters Express Concerns on Proposed Rules Targeting For-profit Colleges
Supporters and opponents of the controversial “gainful employment” rule being directed at for-profit colleges voiced their concerns Thursday at one of a series of public hearings being conducted by the U.S. Department of Education this week as it mulls modifying the rule before putting it into effect.
November 4, 2010
Leadership & Policy
For-profits Under Increased Scrutiny — This Time From Military
U.S. Defense Department proposes new rules regulating quality of online programs accessed by members of the armed services.
November 2, 2010
Students
Forum: Reaching 2020 Degree Completion Goal May Require Multi-State Approach and Credit for Prior Learning
At a Center for American Progress forum Thursday, U.S. Education Under Secretary Martha Kanter pinpointed the challenges that education leaders and advocates must overcome to successfully boost in 10 years the proportion of students who complete college from 42 percent to 60 percent.
October 28, 2010
Latinx
Retention Program Engages Latino Families in Helping Children Finish Community College
South Texas College orientation program demystifies higher education for Latino parents of first-generation students to improve its retention rates.
October 28, 2010
African-American
Perspectives: Education Reform and the Access/Success Pendulum
As higher education renews its focus on college completion, we should be mindful about past failure to hold steadfast to access and success, UCLA professors urge.
October 25, 2010
Community Colleges
Think Tank Program Focuses on Nontraditional Learners
Center for Postsecondary and Economic Success advocates for policies and funding for low-income adults.
October 25, 2010
Community Colleges
Study: Most 2-year College Students Never Finish
Most students seeking degrees at California’s community colleges neither completed them nor transferred to a four-year university, according to a study that spells trouble for the state’s economic future.
October 21, 2010
Faculty & Staff
U.S. Colleges Cutting Courses to Curtail Campus Costs
Reducing or streamlining curriculum has been a difficult yet unavoidable measure at many schools during the recession.
October 20, 2010
Community Colleges
Obama: Future Depends on Science, Math Education
During White House science fair, President Obama said the U.S. is being outpaced by other countries and he wants American students to move from the middle to the top in science and math over the decade.
October 18, 2010
Latinx
White House Initiative Spearheads Summit on Latino Academic Excellence
Education leaders gathered in Washington on Monday to share best practices and strategize about ways to increase education access for Hispanic-Americans and help reach President Barack Obama’s goal to significantly increase college graduation rates by 2020.
October 18, 2010
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