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Rethinking Remedial Courses at California Community Colleges
AB 705 outlaws community colleges in the state from requiring students to take remedial English or math courses without considering their high school GPA and coursework as well as determining that these students are “highly unlikely to succeed” in transfer-level, credit-bearing courses.
Survey: 80% of College Graduates Believe Higher Education Worth Their Investment
A new survey of 1,250 American college graduates aged 25 and older reveals that 80% feel higher education was worth their financial investment.
Pathways to Recovery from "the Missing Million" in Fall 2022 Enrollment
As colleges and universities move steadily toward fall 2022, many in higher education are thinking critically about how to counteract the damage done to enrollment since the COVID-19 pandemic.
New Network Connects 22 Historically and Predominately Black Community Colleges
Complete College America, a national non-profit with the goal of increasing higher education attendance and graduation in the U.S., has launched the first national network of 22 Historically Black Community Colleges (HBCCs) and Predominately Black Community Colleges (PBCC) spanning 8 states.
Program Aims to Train the Next Generation of Equity-Focused Principals
Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, education company New Leaders, and ed-tech company Noodle have partnered to create a program that will produce more people of color to become principals in the public K-12 school systems.
Pollster: Colleges Must Show Clear Return on Investment
While concerns over the rising cost of tuition is nothing new, a common refrain from parents and students alike is that the cost of a college degree is rising faster than inflation.
The Important History of Community Colleges
Current educational issues and how we respond to them will shape our future, just as the issues of the past have shaped our institutions. An understanding of the formation and continuing evolution of community colleges provides important insights for those who are faced with resolving today’s issues, writes Dr. George R. Boggs and Dr. Lawrence A. Galizio.
The Pandemic Interrupted College Preparation, Which Impacted College Application
A new report released by the ACT college readiness exam nonprofit organization found that participation in college preparatory activities increases a student’s likelihood of attending college. But those same results showed that 46% of the class or 2021 had one or more of their college prep activities canceled due to pandemic restrictions, possibly leading to greater educational inequity.
Four Ways to Redesign Career Services for Students of Color
Black graduates are nearly twice as likely as white graduates to be unemployed after earning a college degree. It’s perhaps unsurprising then that nearly one-third of Black Americans are now skeptical of the value of college, compared to just 14 percent of white Americans, according to a survey from New America. Higher education must redesign career services to better support students of color, writes Michael Ellison, CEO of CodePath, and Christine Cruzvergara, Chief Education Strategy Officer at Handshake.