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Seeking Better Data in Hopes of Better Outcomes

Community college leaders say they want to prioritize gathering data on the well-being of students, but efforts to ramp up student needs data are decentralized and underresourced, according to a new report.

A Debt Long Overdue

A recent report found that the state of Tennessee owes between $150 million and $544 million in land-grant funds to Tennessee State University. Lawmakers have known about the underfunding for decades.

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.
Opinion

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.
Opinion

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.

Public University Rethinks Divorce From Foundation

A year after ending a legal battle with the private foundation it cut loose in 2018, the public Lincoln University takes a step toward restoring the relationship.

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.