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First in the Family Make Their Mark in College
While first-generation college students’ backgrounds and challenges are unique to the individual, they tend to have high expectations and multifaceted postgraduation goals—plus complex support needs.
From College to Career Success
Employers were asked what skills they most value and what skills recent graduates are weakest in. Tara A. Rose and Terri L. Flateby summarize the findings.
Improving Community College Transfer Pathways Could Help With Teacher Shortages
In response to teacher labor shortages, Michigan’s Department of Education recently issued a series of policy recommendations for the state Legislature. These recommendations include relaxed regulations on out-of-state teachers who apply for in-state teacher certification, student loan repayment for college graduates committed to the teaching profession and efforts to improve the teacher preparation pipeline, each of which are laudable in their own right. But the proposals overlook one important source of future teachers: community colleges.
Senate Bill Would Boost Funding for Civics Education
A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate Tuesday would provide $1 billion to expand education programs and research in civics and history. The bill aims to help to close gaps among students across the nation in civics and history education.
Can Free College Plug a Leaky Workforce Pipeline?
Maine started a temporary free college program to entice high school graduates affected by the pandemic to enroll in community colleges.
How to Make Higher Education the Engine of Opportunity, Mobility and Racial Justice
Brown v. Board of Education is probably the one Supreme Court decision that virtually every schoolchild knows. But as recent scholarship has demonstrated, the case’s legacy is far more complex.
‘A Call to Action’ as Enrollments Tumble
Higher education officials in Tennessee are trying to determine why the state’s high school graduates are passing on college, and how to change their minds.
Parents Matter More
EAB survey finds that they are more important in the admissions process than in the past, especially for white and Asian students. Being test optional matters the most for Black and Hispanic students.
California Assembly Passes Remedial-Education Reform Bill
The California Assembly unanimously passed new legislation on Wednesday to advance reforms to remedial education in the California Community Colleges system.